Untranslatables

Zhaghzhagh

Language: Persian

Meaning: The chattering of teeth from cold or fear.

As the wind howled outside the tent, all I could hear was the zhaghzhagh of my teeth.

Language: Japanese

Meaning: A state of relaxed alertness.

He approached the judo mat with perfect zanshin - focused but calm.

Language: Polish

Meaning: Getting something done through unofficial or creative means.

He didn’t wait in line - he knew how to zalatwic things at the office.

Language: Japanese

Meaning: A profound, mysterious sense of beauty of the universe.

She felt a sense of yūgen watching the stars over the ocean.

Language: Turkish

Meaning: The reflection of light on water.

As the boat glided through the bay, the yakamoz shimmered beneath it.

Language: Arabic

Meaning: The hope that you will die before someone you love.

When she hugged her child, a whisper of ya’aburnee passed through her heart.