Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? This book includes a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.

Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through tree leaves? Or that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? With words and definitions that range from the lovely to the funny to the surprising, LOST IN TRANSLATION brings the nuanced beauty of language to life with fifty beautiful ink illustrations.