// Glossary
Nostalgia
6 topics
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What Do You Feel When Holding Old Digital Devices?
Longing or melancholy for good memories of the past. The emotion of nostalgically recalling the purity and excitement of the lost 'digital dawn' by touching old devices.
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What Happens When Music or Video Moves Your Feelings?
A nostalgic feeling that evokes past memories and emotions. Music and video are powerful triggers.
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What Do You Feel in an Era When Cafes Are Disappearing?
Nostalgia or sense of loss for past places or times. Nostalgia for disappearing cafes is not mere reminiscence but includes longing for lost 'leisurely time.'
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Memories of Collecting Stones as a Child
Longing for past joyful memories. Stone-collecting memories evoke a poignant sense of lost childhood innocence.
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Emotions Toward a Closed Favorite Cafe
A longing or wistful affection for the past, often for good memories or places. Not mere sentimentality, but an emotional process of confirming continuity between one's current self and the past.
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Where Does the Sadness from Changing One's Favorites Come From?
The emotion of recalling past emotions and experiences in an idealized way. In the case of fujoshi, strong nostalgia for the first work or oshi encountered amplifies the sadness of changing oshi.