Drapetomania (n.) an overwhelming urge to run away
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Fika [fee – ka] (Swedish)
(n.) a moment to slow down and appreciate the good things in life
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“But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if ‘Thou mayest’—it is also true that ‘Thou mayest not.”
John Steinbeck
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(n.) This untranslatable Portuguese term refers to the melancholic, a deep, nostalgic, and longing for something or someone, often accompanied with denied fact that what one longs for will never come back.
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Komorebi <Japanese> (n.)
Sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees
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Boketto (Japanese)
The act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking
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Yugen (noun) Japanese
A profound awareness of the universe that triggers feelings too deep and mysterious for words.
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Elysian (adj.) Beautiful or creative; divinely inspired; peaceful and perfect
pronunciation| el-E-zhan (el-EE-sian as in vision)