Lomas published 216 of these so-called “untranslatable” words in the Journal of Positive Psychology last week aiming to both “help expand the emotional vocabulary of English speakers” and “provide a window onto cultural differences in constructions of well-being”; the words are also neatly laid out on his website by theme.

Here are some of the loveliest, alongside translations by Lomas into their nearest-possible English definition:

• Ah-un (Japanese): Unspoken communication between close friends
• Að jenna (Icelandic): The ability to persevere through hard or boring tasks
• Cafune (Portuguese): Tenderly running fingers through a loved one’s hair
• Fargin (Yiddish): To glow with pride at the success of others
• Gökotta (Swedish): Waking up early to hear the first birds sing
• Gula (Spanish): The desire to eat simply for the taste
• Iktsuarpok (Inuit): The anticipation felt when waiting for someone
• Kreng-jai (Thai): The wish to not trouble someone by burdening them
• Mbuki-mvuki (Bantu): To shed clothes to dance uninhibited
• Querencia (Spanish): A secure place from which one draws strength
• Santosha (Sanskrit): Contentment arising from personal interaction
• Sarang (Korean): The wish to be with someone until death
• Schnapsidee (German): An ingenious plan hatched while drunk
• Seijaku (Japanese): Serenity in the midst of chaos
• Sobremesa (Spanish): When the food is gone but the conversation is still flowing
• Tarab (Arabic): Musically-induced ecstasy or enchantment
• Toska (Russian): A wistful longing for one’s homeland
• Uitwaain (Dutch): Walking in the wind for fun
• Waldeinsamskeit (German): A mysterious feeling of solitude in the woods
• Yuan fen (Chinese): A binding force impelling a destined relationship
• Yutta-hey (Cherokee): Leaving life at its zenith; departing in glory.