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Freudenfreude
Your friend texts that she passed the exam you failed last month, and after one sour second you are honestly glad for her.
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Delight, relief, and pleasures that are sometimes a little guilty.
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Glückschmerz
The sting when the coworker who coasted all year is called up at the holiday party to collect the bonus you wanted.
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liberosis
Checking work email late on a Sunday night while the dog sleeps on the rug, and wanting to mind about the inbox as little as the dog does.
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natsukashii 懐かしい
Walking past your old primary school as the same lunch chime plays, and saying the word out loud before you have decided to.
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Schadenfreude
The small lift when the car that sped past you on the shoulder turns up a mile later, pulled over, with a police car behind it.