Glossary

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Misc.

e.g.
exemplī grātiā (latin) “for example” (used to list one or more examples)
i.e.
id est (latin) “that is, in other words” (used to explain, clarify or rephrase)
hence
(conjunctive) As a result, from this cause. (where)
therefore
(conjunctive) As a result, for this reason. (why)
thus
(conjunctive) As a result, in this way. (how)
season
Due to the degree of axial tilt, Earth’s Northern Hemisphere spring and summer are ≈3¾ days longer than winter and fall. Hence, northern-centric calendars tend to cluster longer months in spring and summer (e.g. February and July/Aug.).

Concepts

fremdschämen
(German) To feel ashamed about something someone else has done; to be embarrassed because someone else has embarrassed themselves (and doesn’t notice)
iktsuarpok
(Inuktitut, ᐃᒃᑦᓱᐊᕐᐳᒃ) the feeling of anticipation while waiting for someone to arrive, often leading to intermittently going outside to check for them.
jebel akhdar
Al Jebel Al Akhdar (الجبل الأخضر “the Green Mountain”)
(الجبل الخضراء “the Green Mountains”)
kintsugi
(Japanese, 金継ぎ) aka kintsukuroi (金繕い) the art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold or similar material, highlighting the cracks instead of disguising them, understanding that the piece is more beautiful for having been broken.
myötähäpeä
(Finnish) secondhand embarrassment, vicarious embarrassment (personal embarrassment one feels on account of and for another who is making a fool of him or herself).
nuorssjo
(Swedish) a Sámi bushcraft fire made from two large long logs (usually pine), one atop the other, with a careful air-gap. When ignited, it begins with charcoal and glow in the logs, and a mild, even heat spreads from them. The fire will burn long enough to get a nights sleep. Described in one Swedish book as den bästa stockelden. Nyingen were used mostly by forest-workers, hunters and timber-floaters, who had to spend the night under the open sky.
nying (Swedish) a two (or three) long-log fire.
rakovalkea (Finnish, lit. “gap-fire”)
Schadenfreude
(German) malicious enjoyment derived from observing someone else's misfortune; gloating.
Since Schadenfreude is malicious or narcissistic, it’s not quite the same as:
  • “just deserts” (i.e. justice deserved) – misfortune perceived as deserved due to past behavior.
  • “poetic justice” – the fact that someone has received their just deserts.
skeuomorph
(Greek) a “retained but no longer functional stylistic feature.” from skeuos (σκεῦος, “container or tool”, and morphḗ (μορφή, “shape”).
tsundoku
(Japanese, 積ん読) buying books to read someday.

woodland

A woodland (i.e. “the woods”) is a thick grove of trees with an open tree canopy, allowing enough sunlight to reach the ground, for varied undergrowth. Woodland wildlife is generally less threatening than what might be found in primeval (i.e. “old growth”) forests with their thicker tree canopy.

komorebi
(Japanese, 木漏れ日) tree filtered sunlight.
shinrin’yoku
(Japanese, 森林浴, “woodland bathing”) a type of nature therapy.
Waldbaden
(German, Waldbaden, “woodland bathing”) a type of nature therapy.
Waldeinsamkeit
(German, Waldeinsamkeit, “woodland solitude”) [ˈvaltʔaɪ̯nzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Waldeinsamkeit • WaldEinsamkeit • WaldƐinsamkeit • WaldЄinsamkeit • Wald𐌴insamkeit (italic)
ƐɛƐɛ (Latin epsilon), ЄєЄє (Ukrainian Ye), ⲈⲉⲈⲉ (Coptic ei), 𐌴𐌴 (Gothic eyz)

Weapons

The Mandalorian (Din Djarin, Children of the Watch)

nihontō

(Japanese, 日本刀)

  • tantō (短刀) ½–1′ (a tachi/katana style dagger)
  • tachi (太刀) 2⅓–2⅔′ (older & more-curved than a katana)
  • kodachi (小太刀) 1–2′ (companion to a tachi)
  • ōdachi (大太刀) >2⅔′ (two-handed tachi)
  • nodachi (野太刀) >2⅔′
  • katana (かたな or 刀) 2–2⅔′ (refined & less-curved than a tachi)
  • wakizashi (脇差) 1–2′ (companion to a katana)

Equipment

Ikea

Gladom
tray table, dark green
Jerker
desk
Råskog
utility cart (black, dark blue, or beige)

Wood

  • Star Wars
    • Boa - box in Ben’s Tatooine house.
    • Greel - dark scarlet in color.
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