Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Bào fù xìng āo yè (報復性熬夜) Revenge bedtime procrastination Chinese emotion
Hikikomori When a young person who is obsessed with TV, video games, and the internet, withdraws from society Japanese habits society
Gongoozler A person who enjoys watching activity on the canals of the United Kingdom. The term is also used more generally to describe those who harbour an interest in canals and canal life, but do not actively participate. English action nature
Kafkaesque Having bizarre of illogical quality English attribute
Shuhari A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". Japanese growth
Entzuterre A distance that allows you to listen to another conversation Basque interaction
Sophrosyne A healthy state of mind, characterized by self-control, moderation, and a deep awareness of one's true self, and resulting in one's true happiness. Greek awareness happiness reflection
Tsundoku Acquiring reading materials but letting them pile up in one's home without reading them Japanese adverse
Vypendrivatsja (выпендриваться) To behave in a way that makes one look more important or special than one is, to ride the high horse, to show off Russian character society
Altschmerz Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. German adverse growth attribute
Friolero Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feel cold. Spanish attribute friends
Volya (Воля) "Freedom" and "will", but also vast natural landscape Russian nature beauty
Trepverter A witty comeback you think of only when it’s too late to use Yiddish funny life
Fuubutsushi The things – feelings, scents, images – that evoke memories or anticipation for a particular season. Japanese time
Eomchina Contraction of the phrase "Mom's friend's son". Academically successful (and possibly wealthy) male student who is the target of envy among others Korean family society work
Frostbeule Someone that is very sensitive to cold. That friend that always feels cold. ("frost bite") German attribute friends
(يقبرني) Ya'aburnee A declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person because of how difficult it would be to live without them. Arabic love connection fate
Bababa ba? Is it going down? (In the context of an elevator) Tagalog action
Dor The heartbreak and sense of longing you feel because you’re separated from your love Romanian love adverse
Rabharta A spring tide Irish nature
Ludus playful love between children or casual lovers Greek love
Uzsonna A meal between lunch and dinner Hungarian food time
Carpe Diem Make the most of the present moment or opportunity. Lit. sieze the day. Latin positive
Lha’i rnal ‘byor (ལྷའི་རྣལ་འབྱོར) Deity meditation/yoga; an advanced practice in which one visualises interacting with, or ‘accomplishing’ (i.e., being), a deity. Tibetan awareness physical
Putzfimmel Adjective for someone who is obsessed with cleaning German habits
Jayus A joke that is so unfunny (or told so badly) that you just have to laugh. Indonesian funny
Yoroshiku onegai shimasu Favorably, please. Japanese positive
Wasuremono Forgotten or lost things; an item left behind on a train or forgotten at home. Japanese adverse habits
Ghalidan Rolling from side to side as lovers do Persian love action connection
Orphic Mysterious and entertaining; beyond ordinary understanding English reflection




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