Words in foreign languages expressing unique feelings/thoughts/experiences

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Across
  1. 1. a deep, spiritual act of reflective and respectful listening (Australian aboriginal)
  2. 6. to move hot food around in your mouth (Ghanese)
  3. 8. the irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because they are loved or cherished (Tagalog)
  4. 9. being agonised by the sudden sight of your own despair (Czech)
  5. 11. a lame joke that nonetheless elicits good natured amusement – rather than irritation – at its sheer innocent silliness (Indonesian)
  6. 13. extraordinary determination in the face of adversity (Finnish)
  7. 15. to use something for the first time (Spanish)
  8. 17. the 'call of faraway places,' homesickness for the unknown (German)
  9. 19. the perfect, delicate, crucial moment; the fleeting rightness of time and place that creates the opportune atmosphere for actions,word or movement (Greek)
  10. 21. moonlight shining on water (Turkish)
  11. 26. A wish that they’ll die before another particular person does, because it would be intolerable to live without them (Arabic)
  12. 27. means helplessly shaking and crying (Tamil)
  13. 28. festive mood at the end of a working day (German)
  14. 29. genuine lasting happiness independent of circumstances (Sanskrit)
  15. 30. a musically induced state of ecstasy or enchantment (Arabic)
  16. 32. the feeling on meeting someone that falling in love will be inevitable (3,2,5 Japanese)
  17. 33. fun and lively;has a special vibe that will help everyone have a good time (2,3 Mandarin)
  18. 36. Staying up late and having conversations with one's family (Arabic)
  19. 37. fear arising from a lack of beer (Danish)
  20. 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
  1. 2. drowsiness from eating a big meal (Italian)
  2. 3. to feel pride and joy in someone else's accomplishment (Yiddish)
  3. 4. pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune (German)
  4. 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)
  5. 7. being kind to others on account of one's common humanity (Nguni Bantu)
  6. 10. a bittersweet remembrance and longing for a time, person, thing gone by (Amharic)
  7. 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)
  8. 14. The feeling of fondness when spending time with loved ones (Dutch)
  9. 16. When you are joyful that something great has happened to someone else (Hebrew)
  10. 18. When you get together to talk for hours and hours and have a break from everyday life (Swedish)
  11. 20. “life-longings”, an intense desire for alternative states and realisations of life, even if they are unattainable (German)
  12. 22. the act of running one’s fingers, gently but deeply, through someone else’s hair (Brazilian Portuguese)
  13. 23. When you feel at one with the universe, derived from the simplest of pleasures (Serbian)
  14. 24. the anticipation one feels when waiting for someone, whereby one keeps going outside to check if they have arrived (Inuit)
  15. 25. Finding beauty in imperfections (4,4 Japanese)
  16. 31. the euphoria that you feel as you fall in love (Norwegian)
  17. 34. a moment of hesitation that occurs when you forget someone’s name (Scottish)
  18. 35. after-lunch conversation around the table (Spanish)