Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): | The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start.
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Yuanfen (Chinese): | A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters and affinities, mostly among lovers and friends.
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Cafuné (Brazilian Portuguese): | The act of tenderly running your fingers through someone's hair.
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Retrouvailles (French): | The happiness of meeting again after a long time.
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Ilunga (Bantu): | A person who is willing to forgive abuse the first time; tolerate it the second time, but never a third time.
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La Douleur Exquise (French): | The heart-wrenching pain of wanting someone you can’t have.
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Koi No Yokan (Japanese): | The sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love.
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Ya’aburnee (Arabic): | “You bury me.” It’s a declaration of one’s hope that they’ll die before another person, because of how difficult it would be to live without them.
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Forelsket (Norwegian): | The euphoria you experience when you’re first falling in love.
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Saudade (Portuguese): | The feeling of longing for someone that you love and is lost. Another linguist describes it as a "vague and constant desire for something that does not and probably cannot exist." |
