We all know about schadenfreude, but which other wonderful words does is the English language missing?
Bakku-shan (Japanese)
A woman who looks beautiful - but only when viewed from behind
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Zhaghzhagh (Persian)
The chattering of teeth in the cold
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Backpfeifengesicht (German)
A face badly in need of a fist
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Komorebi (Japanese)
The dappled light effect that occurs when sunlight shines through trees.
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Tartle (Scottish)
To hesitate while introducing someone because you can't remember their name.
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Cafuné (Portuguese)
To run your fingers through someone's hair
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Age-otori (Japanese)
To look worse after a haircut
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Entarter (French)
To hit someone in the face with a pie
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Schnapsidee (German)
A brilliant plan one hatches while drunk
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Tsundoku (Japanese)
To buy a book and never read it
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Abbiocco (Italian)
The sleepy feeling one gets after a large meal
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Gigil (Filipino)
The urge to pinch something or someone on account of them being incredibly cute
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Verschlimmbessern (German)
To make something worse while trying to improve it
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Seigneur-terraces (French)
People who linger in cafes sucking on the dregs of their coffees while refusing to buy another
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Prozvonit (Czech)
To save money by calling someone's mobile phone and hanging up after one ring so they will call you back.
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L'esprit de l'escalier (French)
"Staircase wit", the brilliant retort that only comes to you once you have left the room (and the conversation)
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Pochemuchka (Russian)
A person who asks too many questions
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Bilita Mpash (Bantu, in the Congo)
A wonderful dream that surpasses good dreams. One that starts your day on a high and that you could properly describe as the opposite of a nightmare
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Utepils (Norwegian)
A beer which is drunk outdoors
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