South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
suffix for familiar person
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
(South) Korean cooking; (South) Korean food
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
family; members of a family
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
four (long cylindrical things)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute