[ Sorry, Korra. Headaches don't need zipcodes and timings to manifest. ]

Mono no aware. [ The pronunciation is precise and neutral; no hint of accent. ] It's a reminder that all things are transient. And special because of that transience. [ Youth and innocence, especially. ] Which means you should appreciate them before they're gone.

It's not something you really grasp at eighteen.

[ Certainly, he hadn't. He'd been convinced he'd be able to protect Pai, stay by her side, for as long as he willed it. ]