Favorite words and idiomatic phrases

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Mostly for Anna, who appreciates the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis:

English: algolagnia, apophenia, crepuscular, gloaming, duende, petrichor
Portuguese: saudade, cafuné
Spanish: querencia
French: l'esprit d'escalier
German: waldeinsamkeit
Dutch: gezelligheid (see also Danish: hygge)
Greek: meraki
Japanese: aware, komorebi
Lakota: oyase
Huron: orenda
Yaghan: mamihlapinatapai