South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
(political) power; authority; influence
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
show; exhibition; spectacle
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
so; like this; in this way
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone