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↠ Ikigai (n.); "a reason for being", the thing that gets you out of bed each morning.
↠ finifugal (adj.); hating endings, someone who tries to avoid or prolong the final moment of a story, relationship, or some other journey.
↠ sophrosyne (n.); an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when combined in one well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, purity, and self-control.
↠ la douleur exquise (exp.); the exquisite pain of wanting someone that you know you can never have.
↠ caraphernelia (n.); a condition in which someone abandons you but leaves their belongings behind, including painful memories.
↠ redamancy (n.); a love returned in full, an act of loving the one who loves you.
↠ anagapesis (n.); no longer feeling any affection for someone you once loved.
↠ phophenes (n.); the colors or "stars" you see when you rub your eyes.
↠ tarantism (n.); overcoming melancholy by dancing, the uncontrollable urge to dance.
↠ sphallolalia (n.); flirtatious talk that leads nowhere.