Across
- 1. a deep, spiritual act of reflective and respectful listening (Australian aboriginal)
- 6. to move hot food around in your mouth (Ghanese)
- 8. the irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because they are loved or cherished (Tagalog)
- 9. being agonised by the sudden sight of your own despair (Czech)
- 11. a lame joke that nonetheless elicits good natured amusement – rather than irritation – at its sheer innocent silliness (Indonesian)
- 13. extraordinary determination in the face of adversity (Finnish)
- 15. to use something for the first time (Spanish)
- 17. the 'call of faraway places,' homesickness for the unknown (German)
- 19. the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for actions,word or movement (Greek)
- 21. moonlight shining on water (Turkish)
- 26. A wish that they’ll die before another particular person does, because it would be intolerable to live without them (Arabic)
- 27. means helplessly shaking and crying (Tamil)
- 28. festive mood at the end of a working day (German)
- 29. genuine lasting happiness independent of circumstances (Sanskrit)
- 30. a musically induced state of ecstasy or enchantment (Arabic)
- 32. the feeling on meeting someone that falling in love will be inevitable (3,2,5 Japanese)
- 33. fun and lively;has a special vibe that will help everyone have a good time (2,3 Mandarin)
- 36. Staying up late and having conversations with one's family (Arabic)
- 37. fear arising from a lack of beer (Danish)
- 38. literally, 'golden joinery' (the art of repairing broken pottery using gold), metaphorically meaning to render our flaws and fault-lines beautiful and strong (Japanese)
Down
- 2. drowsiness from eating a big meal (Italian)
- 3. to feel pride and joy in someone else's accomplishment (Yiddish)
- 4. pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune (German)
- 5. an acute sensitivity to the transience of lovely things; a melancholy awareness that everything nice will fade combined with a rich enjoyment of this short-lived beauty (4,2,5 Japanese)
- 7. being kind to others on account of one's common humanity (Nguni Bantu)
- 10. a bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by (Amharic)
- 12. describes a place where we feel safe, a ‘home’ (which doesn’t literally have to be where we live) from which we draw our strength and inspiration (Spanish)
- 14. The feeling of fondness when spending time with loved ones (Dutch)
- 16. When you are joyful that something great has happened to someone else (Hebrew)
- 18. When you get together to talk for hours and hours and have a break from everyday life (Swedish)
- 20. “life-longings”, an intense desire for alternative states and realisations of life, even if they are unattainable (German)
- 22. the act of running one’s fingers, gently but deeply, through someone else’s hair (Brazilian Portuguese)
- 23. When you feel at one with the universe, derived from the simplest of pleasures (Serbian)
- 24. the anticipation one feels when waiting for someone, whereby one keeps going outside to check if they have arrived (Inuit)
- 25. Finding beauty in imperfections (4,4 Japanese)
- 31. the euphoria that you feel as you fall in love (Norwegian)
- 34. a moment of hesitation that occurs when you forget someone’s name (Scottish)
- 35. after-lunch conversation around the table (Spanish)