Furosha

a storm raging in the sky over a building

Furosha

n.
the eerie tranquility of fast-moving clouds, who pass through your patch of sky like a drifter stepping into your entryway to warm up for a minute, ruffling the ice from his beard before he nods his gratitude and turns back into the air.

Japanese ふ浪者 (furōsha), vagrant, vagabond. Onomatopoeic to the sound of a sudden gust of wind. Pronounced “fuh-roh-shuh.”

Ellipsism

a hand clawing at a wall

Knellish

a blurry image of a person lying on a bed

Rialtoscuro

a blurry image of a light source

Rookish

a stone tower with a person seated on top

Poggled

a person studying a book with a magnifying glass

Xeno

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Kuebiko

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Daguerreologue

Daguer-reologue

a man sitting in blurred silhouette at a desk

Rückkehrunruhe

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Ne’er-Be-Gone

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Zverism

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Pâro

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Anticious

a group of men in hats looking at elevated signage