Japanese

Gazing vacantly into the distance without any particular thought. That glazed, unfocused look you get when your mind goes completely blank.

The concept of having a reason to get up in the morning — the intersection of what you love, what you're good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for.

A world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Finding beauty in things that are incomplete, impermanent, or imperfect.

The feeling of looking worse after a haircut. A very specific but universally relatable experience.

The act of acquiring reading materials and letting them pile up without reading them. A common affliction among book lovers.

The interplay of light and leaves when sunlight shines through trees. Often described as one of the most beautiful untranslatable words.