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mono no aware. This Japanese term, which literally means ‘pathos of things’, describes the deep emotion that is evoked when we are touched by nature, art or the lives of others with an awareness of their transience. It also refers to the essence of things and our ability to feel that essence.
Marie Kondo • Spark Joy: An Illustrated Guide to the Japanese Art of Tidying
a haiku is a Japanese short poem form. It has seventeen syllables and is written in three lines. It often mentions a season and something from nature.
Natalie Goldberg • Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within
Minna-no-kimochi (みんなのきもち) | Boiler Room Tokyo: Tohji Presents u-ha
youtube.com“honne" (what you actually feel or do).
Tenny Pinheiro • The Service Startup: Design Thinking gets Lean: A practical guide to Service Design Sprint
The word omakase comes from the Japanese word 任せる (makaseru), which means “to entrust.”
read.lukeburgis.com • Why We Need More Omakase Creators
Haiku and waka poems convey perhaps more easily than painting the subtle differences between the four moods of sabi, wabi, aware, and yugen.