Sarang

Words relating to feelings:

Gula: Spanish for the desire to eat simply for the taste
Sobremesa: Spanish for when the food has finished but the conversation is still flowing
Mbukimvuki: Bantu for “to shuck of one’s clothes in order to dance”
Schnapsidee: German for coming up with an ingenious plan when drunk
Volta: Greek for leisurely strolling the streets

Words relating to relationships:

Nakama: Japanese for friends who one considers like family
Kanyininpa: Aboriginal Pintupi for a relationship between holder and held, akin to the deep nurturing feelings experienced by a parent for their child
Gigil: Philippine Tagalog for the irresistible urge to pinch or squeeze someone because you love them so much
Kilig: Tagalog for the butterflies in the stomach you get when interacting with someone you find attractive
Sarang: Korean for when you wish to be with someone until death

Words relating to character:

Sitzfleisch: German for the ability to persevere through hard or boring tasks (literally “sit meat”)
Baraka: Arabic for a gift of spiritual energy that can be passed from one person to another
Jugaad: Hindi for the ability to get by or make do
Desenrascanco: Portuguese for the ability to artfully disentangle oneself from a troublesome situation
Sprezzatura: Italian for when all art and effort are concealed beneath a “studied carelessness”