In particular cases it may be the desire for somebody of something specific, nostalgia, love-sickness.

The definition is similar to misery, being distraught over ones own sense of pain.

Brazillian PortugueseRunning fingers through someones hair with gentle, tender care.

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Yaroslav Blokhin

It is finding light in the darkness, or beauty in imperfection.

It is understanding that the world is ever-changing, and things will come and go.

ArabicBest translated as You bury me.

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GermanThe fear of getting older, of losing out on life experiences or moments with age.

The literal translation is gate-closing panic, or being scared of diminished experiences as one goes through life.

SpanishLooking at art or something in nature and being unexplainably, deeply moved.

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Yaroslav Blokhin

PortegueseA longing for someone whom you loved and lost.

Marisa Donnelly is a poet and author of the book,Somewhere on a Highway, availablehere.

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