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Oubaitori 桜梅桃李

(Japanese) The idea that people, like flowers, bloom in their own time and in their own individual ways.

Illustration by Josef Minor

Universally relatable words from languages around the world — with no direct equivalents.

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Josef Minor (he/him) is an illustrator and graphic artist currently based in the mountains of Colorado.

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