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untranslatable Japanese words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| もののあわれ （物の哀れ） | `the pathos of things`; the gentle wistfulness of the transience of things in life |
| つんどく （積読） | the act of buying books and not reading them, letting them pile up |
| さつきばれ （五月晴れ） | a sunny day in the rainy season; a particularly bright sky in early may |
| かわあかり （川明かり） | the gleam of the last light on a river`s surface at dusk; glow of a river in the darkness |
| ふうぶつし （風物詩） | the things (images, scents, feelings) that evoke memories or anticipation of a particular season |
| こもれび （木漏れ日） | sunlight that filters through the leaves of trees |
| わびさび （侘び寂び） | an intuitive way of living that emphasizes finding beauty in imperfection, and accepting the natural order of growth and decay |
| ゆうげん （幽玄） | an awareness of the universe that triggers emotional responses too deep and mysterious for words; incomprehensible depth and hidden beauty of things you don`t understand |
| きんつくろい （金繕い） | `to repair with gold`; the art of repairing pottery with gold or silver lacquer and understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken |
| おおざっぱ （大雑把） | rough or broad; describes a person who doesn`t really sweat the details whether for better or worse |
| いるす （居留守） | when one pretends to be out of the house when someone comes by |
| ちゅうとはんぱ （中途半端） | not quite one thing but not quite the other either; `halfway and some fragments`; both too much and to little to be helpful; half-baked |
| まじめ （真面目） | diligent, serious, earnest; the personality of someone who is responsible, reliable, and can get things done without causing drama or problems for others |
| よこめし （横飯） | describes the stress induced when speaking a different language |
| こいのよかん （恋の予感） | the feeling that one has when first meeting a person that the two of you will fall in love; not love at first sight because this expression represents a feeling of the future not the present |
| きょういくママ（教育ママ） | a mother who relentlessly pushes her children to academic achievement and is obsessed with her children`s academic success |
| バックシャン | word for a woman who looks nice from behind but ugly in front; nice ass |
| ぼけっと する | the act of gazing vacantly into the distance without thinking of anything in particular; spacing out |
| ほんね （本音） | one`s true intentions or feelings that are often kept hidden due to them differing from what is expected by society according to one`s position or circumstances |
| たてまえ （建前） | the behavior and feelings one displays in public to conform to what is expected by society according to one`s position or circumstances |
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