Wabi-Sabi
a compound word, Put simply, it’s a way of living that emphasizes finding beauty in imperfection, and accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay.
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Friday, July 29, 2011
A language Primer - Japanese
Wabi-Sabi
a compound word, Put simply, it’s a way of living that emphasizes finding beauty in imperfection, and accepting the natural cycle of growth and decay.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
A language primer - German
Kummerspeck
Weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
Weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.
Friday, July 15, 2011
A language primer - Tierra del Fuegan
Mamihlapinatapai is Tierra del Fuegan
for a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start. This could perhaps be translated more succinctly as "eye-contact implying 'after you...'". A more literal approximation is "ending up mutually at a loss as to what to do about each other".
for a look shared by two people with each wishing that the other will initiate something that both desire but which neither one wants to start. This could perhaps be translated more succinctly as "eye-contact implying 'after you...'". A more literal approximation is "ending up mutually at a loss as to what to do about each other".
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