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• View the song lyrics with translation and notes here
• Watch the official music video here
• The tag for “Red Velvet”
• Other vocabulary lists

grammar

• -ㄹ/을까: (used when asking a question to oneself) “shall I…”, “should I…”
  
• 이런: (determiner) like this, such [as this], this sort of…
  
• -이라 (contraction of -이다 and -라고): the thing that.., the fact that…
  
• -대(contraction of -다고 해요): (way of indirectly quoting someone) “[they] say that…”
  
• -고: and
  
• -인걸(contraction of -인 것을): (implies protest or regret)
  
• -게: so that, in order to, to allow for, to let
  
• -ㄹ/ㄴ 듯: like, as if, as though
  
• -다가도: (combination of -다가 [expressing that one action occurs after another stops] + -도 [“even though”]) indicates a sudden change of action
• -말야(contraction of 말이야): (1) added for emphasis, i.e. “what I mean is,” “I’m telling you,” “what I’m trying to say is,” etc.; (2) added when one is uncertain, i.e. “if I may say so,” “so to speak,” “as it were,” “that is,” etc.
• -지는 않다: (emphasizes a negative fact which may be contrary to one’s expectations)
  
• -ㄹ/을 뿐: just, simply
  
• -게 하다: to make (as in, to influence someone to feel or do something)
  
• -처럼: (indicates a comparison) like, as if
  
• -과/와: and, with
  
• -답다: (turns a word into an adjective; implies that something is “the way that it should be”)
  
• -어/아 보다: (a helping verb that expresses attempting or trying [to experience] something)
  
• -자: (added when suggesting that an action be done together) “Let’s…”
  
• -고 있다: (present progressive tense)

verbs/adjectives

• 좋다: to be good, nice, fine
  
• 심하다: to be severe, harsh, heavy
  
• 확실하다: to be sure, certain, positive, confident
  
• 별나다: to be strange, peculiar, odd, weird, eccentric
  
• 좋아하다: to like, love, be fond of, care for
  
• 알다: to know
• 이상하다: to be strange, unusual, peculiar
  
• 부서지다: to destroy, break, shatter
  
• 껴안다: to hug, cuddle, embrace, clasp
  
• 보다: to see, watch, look, catch sight of
  
• 말하다: to say, speak, tell
  
• 싸우다: to fight, battle, struggle [against]; to argue, quarrel
  
• 웃기다: to make someone laugh
  
• 어지럽다: to be dizzy, giddy, light-headed; to be chaotic
  
• 슬퍼지다: to fall into sadness
  
• 만나다: (1) to meet, see, encounter, come across; (2) to date, see someone (romantically)
• 오다: to come, to arrive; to turn/show up
  
• 이러다: to do this, to act in this way
  
• 두렵다: to be fearful, afraid, scared, frightened, terrified
  
• 다루다: to treat, handle, deal with
  
• 달래다: to soothe, calm down, pacify, comfort, coax
  
• 매섭다: to be severe, sharp, harsh, fierce, bitter
  
• 발로 차다: to kick with one’s foot
  
• 놓다: to release, let go of; to lay down, put in place
  
• 아름답다: to be beautiful
  
• 슬프다: to be sad, mournful, sorrowful
  
• 빛나다: to shine, sparkle, twinkle, gleam
  
• 느끼다: to feel, experience, sense

nouns

• 맘(contraction of마음): heart, feelings; mind; preference
  
• 첨 (contraction of 처음): first, forefront
  
• 조절: control, adjust, regulate
  
• 하나: one
  
• 마찬가지: being exactly the same, identical; alike, likewise, in the same manner
  
• 사이: relationship; (literally) gap, space between
  
• 이해: understanding, comprehension, grasp
  
• 바보: a fool or idiot
  
• 경고: warning, caution (against something)
  
• 따위: such things, things like that (typically has a negative connotation)
  
• 미소: smile
  
• 짓: act, action
  
• 달: moon
  
• 강: river

adverbs

• 어쩌면(conditional form of 어쩌다: accidentally, by chance): how, what; perhaps, maybe, possibly
  
• 또: and, also; again, once more
  
• 좀: a little, a bit; quite, somewhat
  
• 자꾸: repeatedly
  
• 잘: well, skillfully; properly, thoroughly
  
• 진짜: really, genuinely, truly
  
• 그냥: just, simply
  
• 너무: so, too [much]
  
• 참: really, truly; so, very, extremely
  
• 서로: each other, one another; mutually
  
• 그리곤(contraction of 그리고는): and, also, in addition; and then, next; (often used at the beginning of a sentence)
  
• 다시: again, once more
  
• 막: (1) just; (2) blindly, carelessly, wildly
  
• 원래: originally; naturally, by nature
  
• 가끔: sometimes, from time to time, occasionally
  
• 어떻게(adverbial form of 어떻다 [to be in what state]): how
  
• 마치: (indicates that a positive comparison is being made) exactly the same, as if, just like
  
• 그렇게: in that way, to that extent
  
• 온몸으로: with every fiber of one’s body

phrases/expressions

• 안돼(base form: 안 되다): should not, not supposed to be; not need to, not required to
  
• 쥐락펴락하다: literally means “to clasp and unclasp one’s hands around something”; an expression meaning: to lead [someone] by the nose; to completely control [someone]; to have [someone] wrapped around one’s finger, in the palm of one’s hand, in one’s pocket, etc.; to keep [someone] on a string
  
• 붙어 다니다: to hang out, stick together; from 붙다(to stick, adhere, cling) + 다니다(to go somewhere for a purpose, frequent, attend)
  
• 이해가 안 가다: literally, “the comprehension isn’t coming in”; means that one can’t see or understand the point of something
  
• 맞아(base form: 맞다): “That’s right.”
  
• 좋아 죽다: to like/love something to death (i.e. so much that you feel like you’d die from it); from 좋다 (to like) + 죽다 (to die)
  
• 기운 없다: to be in low spirits, feeling down; from 기운 (energy, vigor, vitality) + 없다 (to be lacking)
  
• 어쩔 줄 모르다: to not know what to do; from 어쩌다 (accidentally, by chance, somehow) + -ㄹ/를 줄 모르다 (indicates that one doesn’t know how to do an action)

• View the song lyrics with translations and notes here
• Watch the official music video here
• The tag for “NCT”
• Other vocabulary lists

grammar

• -네: (indicates surprise at hearing or learning something for the first time; can also imply admiration)
  
• -을 땐 (contraction of -을 때는): [during the time] when…
  
• 못 하다: unable to, cannot
  
• 대로: (indicates that something is done “as the same way/form” as one “experienced” something)
• -기 전에: before [a certain period of time or action]
  
• -야 하다: must, have to
  
• -면 돼: (indicates that the preceding word is sufficient or enough) “It’s enough that…”, “[You] just have to…”
  
• 같이: like, in a similar way 
  
• 마저: even (used when including the very last remaining item or member of a set of things; usually negative)
  
• -지: (turns a sentence into a question, but one that the speaker already knows the answer to – more of asking for confirmation or reaffirmation) “…right?”
  
• -ㄹ/을 수 없다: can’t, unable to
  
• -던: (past tense)
  
• -조차: even, too, in addition to, besides (almost always used negatively/with negative verbs to mean “not even”)
  
• -ㄹ/ㄴ 듯이: like, as if, as though

verbs/adjectives

• 뜨다: to rise, come up, float; to take off, leave
  
• 찌르다: jab, poke, prod (with hands); pierce, stab (with a knife/needle)
  
• 날아다니다 (conjugated form: 날아다녀): to fly around, flutter, flit
• 걷다 (conjugated form: 걸어): to walk, tread
• 어둡다: to be dark, dim, gloomy, somber, dusky
• 퍼지다: to spread out, flare out; to circulate, travel, get around
  
• 소리치다: to shout, yell, cry out, call out; to bawl
  
• 내지르다: to hit, strike, punch, kick [at something]; can also mean “to utter a shriek, shout, yell, scream”
  
• 축배를 들다: to drink/raise a toast [to something]
• 감다: to wind up, reel in, coil around, twine
  
• 차올리다: to kick up
  
• 높다: to be high, tall
  
• 흘러넘치다: to overflow, brim, spill; to be crowded, flooded; to exceed, be superfluous
• 잃어버리다: to lose (as in, to no longer have in one’s possession)
• 막다: to block, obstruct, head off, stop, prevent, keep [from]
  
• 되다 (conjugated form: 돼): to become
  
• 꼬이다: to be twisted, entangled; (informal) to be screwed up, messed up, get complicated, go wrong; to be bitter, sullen, resentful
• 쓰러뜨리다: to knock down, blow down; to topple, overthrow, bring down
• 수많다: to be many, numerous; a lot of
  
• 같다: to be the same, identical, equal, similar
  
• 반복하다: to repeat 
  
• 무너뜨리다: to tear down, knock down, pull down, demolish, destroy
  
• 보이다: to be seen, shown, come into sight
  
• 가다: to go
  
• 만들다: to make, create, invent, produce, manufacture, construct
  
• 극적이다: to be dramatic, theatrical 
  
• 깊다: to be deep
  
• 펼쳐지다: to spread, stretch out, unfold
  
• 새롭다: to be new, fresh, original
  
• 잡다: to hold [in one’s hand], take, grasp, grip, grab, seize
  
• 들어오다: to enter, come in, walk into, step into
  
• 태어나다: to be born

nouns

• 무대: stage
  
• 느낌: feeling, sensation
  
• 이해: understanding, comprehension, grasp
• 머리: head; mind, brain
• 이야기: story; conversation, talk, chat
  
• 어제: yesterday
  
• 오늘: today
  
• 목소리: voice
  
• 축제: festival, celebration, party
  
• 지붕: roof
  
• 우주: space, the universe, the cosmos
  
• 겁: fear, fright, terror, dread
  
• 놈: (informal) guy; (offensive) jerk
  
• 영화: movie, film
  
• 걸음걸이: walk, gait
  
• 자비: mercy
  
• 날: day
  
• 장면: scene, sight
  
• 끝: end, conclusion, finish 
  
• 상상: imagination
  
• 곳: place, point, spot, location
  
• 세상: world

adverbs

• 위로:위 (preposition: up, above, top) + -(으)로 (indicates the direction in which something is happening)
  
• 앞으로:앞 (preposition: in front) + -(으)로 (indicates the direction in which something is happening)
  
• 좌우(sino-Korean: 左右): left and right, side to side
• 하루 종일: all day [long], from morning until night
  
• 지금: right now, currently
  
• 여기로:여기 (here) + -(으)로 (indicates the direction in which something is happening)
  
• 더: more, -er
• 모두: all, wholly, entirely
  
• 배배: windingly
  
• 하나씩: one by one, one at a time 
  
• 아주: very, extremely, exceedingly
• 다시: again, once more
  
• 훅: (onomatopoeia that can describe the sound of wind suddenly blowing in, or a certain smell suddenly appearing)
  

phrases/expressions

• 불이 붙네:  longer form of 불붙다 (to catch fire, ignite); from 불 (fire) + 붙다 (to stick, adhere)
  
• 아무 생각[하지] 말고: “Don’t think about anything.”; from 아무 (any) + 생각하다 (to think) +  -지 말다 (to stop doing something; imperative connotation, i.e. asking someone to stop) +  -고(and)
• 삼켜버리다: to devour, swallow whole; from 삼키다 (to swallow) + -버리다 (a helping verb which indicates that an action/verb is already finished; sometimes implies that the speaker misses, regrets, or already feels better/relieved about what happened)
  
• 어딜 가든, 어디서든: wherever one goes; from 어디 (where) + 가다 (to go)/-(에)서 (indicates where something is happening) + -든 (used when listing choices; usually ‘whichever’, ‘whatever’, etc.)
  
• 눈앞에: right in front of one’s eyes; from 눈 (eyes) + 앞(front) +-에 (indicates location)
  

• 산책 ∗ 散策 (sàn cè) ∗ walk, stroll
  
• 집착 ∗ 執着 (zhí zhe) ∗ obsession
  
• 기합 ∗ 氣合 (qì hé) ∗ willpower, concentration, focus
  
• 목표 ∗ 目標 (mùbiāo) ∗ goal, aim, target, purpose, objective
  
• 탈출 ∗ 脫出 (tuōchū) ∗ escape
  
• 애수 ∗ 哀愁 (āichóu) ∗ grief, sorrow, sadness
  
• 매력적 ∗ 魅力的 (mèilì de) ∗ charming, attractive, appealing
  
• 적정 ∗ 適正 (shì zhèng) ∗ optimal, ideal; reasonable, adequate
  
• 만족 ∗ 滿足 (mǎnzú) ∗ satisfaction, contentment, gratification
  
• 고서 ∗ 古书 (gǔshū) ∗ ancient/old book
  
• 화려 ∗ 華麗 (huálì) ∗ splendor, magnificence, gorgeousness, glory
  
• 법 ∗ 法 (fǎ) ∗ law, legislation
  
• 고민 ∗ 苦悶 (kǔmèn) ∗ worry, trouble
  
• 야망 ∗ 野望 (yě wàng) ∗ ambition, aspiration
  
• 견학 ∗ 見學 (jiàn xué) ∗ field trip, tour, visit
  
• 면모 ∗ 面貌 (miànmào) ∗ appearance, aspect
  
• 품평 ∗ 品評 (pǐnpíng) ∗ criticism, evaluation, comment, assessment
  
• 계기 ∗ 契機 (qìjī) ∗ opportunity, chance
  
• 권유 ∗ 勸誘 (quànyòu) ∗ advice, suggestion, recommendation
  
• 파란 ∗ 波瀾 (bōlán) ∗ turmoil, trouble, hardship
  
• 축하 ∗ 祝賀 (zhùhè) ∗ celebration, congratulation
  
• 전교 ∗ 全校 (quán jiào) ∗ the whole/entire school
  
• 축복 ∗ 祝福 (zhùfú) ∗ blessing
  
• 발송 ∗ 發送 (fāsòng) ∗ to send, ship, post, dispatch; to transmit, issue
  
• 조건 ∗ 條件 (tiáojiàn) ∗ conditions, qualifications, terms
  
• 확인 ∗ 確認 (quèrèn) ∗ confirmation, verification, identification
  
• 점심 ∗ 點心 (diǎnxin) ∗ lunch, midday meal
  
• 대장 ∗ 大將 (dàjiàng) ∗ general, admiral, captain
  
• 중요 ∗ 重要 (zhòngyào) ∗ important, significant, crucial, vital
  
• 보급 ∗ 普及 (pǔjí) ∗ to spread extensively, to disseminate; to propagate
  
• 능력 ∗ 能力 (nénglì) ∗ ability, capacity, capability
  
• 황제 ∗ 皇帝 (huángdì) ∗ emperor/empress
  
• 폐하 ∗ 陛下 (bìxià) ∗ [your/her/his] majesty/highness (title used to address royalty)
  
• 반응 ∗ 反應 (fǎnyìng) ∗ response or reaction [to something]
  
• 마술 ∗ 魔術 (móshù) ∗ magic, conjuring
  
• 정신 ∗ 精神 (jīngshén) ∗ mind, soul, spirit
  
• 신뢰도 ∗ 信賴度 (xìnlài dù) ∗ credibility, reliability
  
• 기인 ∗ 奇人 (qírén) ∗ eccentric, oddity
  
• 제왕 ∗ 帝王 (dìwáng) ∗ emperor, king
  
• 연기 ∗ 演技 (yǎnjì) ∗ performance, play, acting
  
• 부족 ∗ 不足 (bùzú) ∗ shortage, lack, deficiency
  
• 실력 ∗ 實力 (shílì) ∗ skill, talent, ability, capacity, competence
  
• 정식 ∗ 正式 (zhèngshì) ∗ formality
  
• 농담 ∗ 弄談 (nòng tán) ∗ joke
  
• 재치 ∗ 才致 (cái zhì) ∗ wit
  
• 균형 ∗ 均衡 (jūnhéng) ∗ balance, equilibrium
  
• 인내 ∗ 忍耐 (rěnnài) ∗ patience, endurance
  
• 장소 ∗ 場所 (chángsuǒ) ∗ point, location, place
  
• 지도 ∗ 指導 (zhídǎo) ∗ guidance, instruction, direction
• 방식 ∗ 方式 (fāngshì) ∗ way, means, method
  
• 친절 ∗ 親切 (qīnqiè) ∗ kindness, hospitality, courteousness
  
• 성격 ∗ 性格 (xìnggé) ∗ character, personality, nature

• Listen to the song with the lyrics and translation here
• The tag for “EXO”
• Other vocabulary lists

grammar

• -도: too, also; even though, although
  
• -을 수 없다: can’t, unable to
  
• -는걸 (contraction of -는 것을): (adds emphasis to a statement; may imply that the speaker is informing one of a new fact that may be contrary to what the listener may know/be thinking)
• -만: just, only
  
• -(으)면: (indicates a condition) if, when
  
• -마저: including even…, going to the extreme of…, also [on top of everything else]…
  
• -게 만들다: to make [something] ___
• -까지: up to, down to, until
• -어/아 오다: (a helping verb that indicates an action is continuous and happens until the present, i.e. the time when the speaker speaks)
• -ㄹ까: (used when asking a question to oneself) “Shall [I]…”, “Should [I]…”
• -의: (indicates possession) of, -’s
  
• -잖아: (added to give a meaning of “you should know that…” or “as you know…” or “don’t forget that…”; affirms or reasserts something the person you’re talking to should already know; also used to provide background information or a backstory) “Isn’t it?”, “Don’t you know?”
  
• -어/아 놓다: (a helping verb that indicates the continuation of the result of a completed action; may also imply that the preceding action is done for later or future use)
• -면 돼: (indicates that the preceding word is sufficient or enough) “It’s enough that…”, “[You] just have to…”
  
• -진 않다 (contraction of -지는 않다): (emphasizes a negative fact which may be contrary to one’s expectations)
  
• -어/아 보다: (a helping verb that expresses attempting or trying [to experience] something)
  
• -ㄴ 줄 알다: (1) to know about or how to do something (2) indicates that what one previously thought is actually wrong and the speaker only realizes this now; “I thought… [but I was wrong]”
  
• -니: (a sentence ending which indicates a question)
  
• -와: and; with
  
• -어/아 내다: (a helping verb that implies doing something all the way/to the very end/up to completion; may also imply that though the task was difficult, the speaker accomplished it anyway)
  
• -ㄹ/ㄴ 듯이: like, as if, as though
  
• -게: so that, in order to, to allow for, to let
  
• -어/아 가다: (a helping verb that indicates that a continuous action goes on well into the future)
  

verbs/adjectives

• 어떤: what, which; what kind of; some, any; certain
• 대신하다: to replace, substitute, stand in for
• 필요 없다: to be unnecessary, needless
• 표현하다: to verbalize, articulate; to express, show
• 다르다: to be different
• 아찔하다: to be dizzying, exciting
• 아찔아찔하다: to be nervous, dizzy
  
• 아름답다: to be beautiful
  
• 미치다: to be crazy, to go insane, to go mad
• 작다: to be small
• 쓸다: to sweep [back]
• 끌리다: to be drawn to, attracted to
  
• 들키다: to get caught, to be discovered
• 길을 잃다: to get lost, to lose one’s way/bearings
• 무슨: what, what kind/sort of; some kind/sort of
• 말을 하다: to say, speak, tell
• 일깨우다: to awaken, evoke, arouse
• 그리다: to draw, paint, sketch
• 같다: to be the same, identical, equal, similar
  
• 대단하다: to be great, immense, enormous, huge, tremendous
• 사소하다: to be trivial, minor, insignificant, trifling, petty
  
• 쥐다: to hold, clasp, clutch, grasp, grip, seize
• 흔들다: to wave, shake, sway, swing
• 후회하다: to regret, to feel sorry [for/about]
• -고 싶다: “[I] want to…”
  
• 덤덤하다: to be calm, placid
• 아니다: to not be, no
  
• 티를 내다: to pose as, to give oneself the aura/air of…, to look like…
• 빠지다: to fall for, to fall into
• -을 향하다: to head towards, to face [something]
• 함께하다: to do something together; to share, to join
• 하얗다: to be [pure] white
• 유혹하다: to lure, tempt, allure, seduce, entice
• 무심하다: to be indifferent, inattentive
• 보여주다: to show, display, let [someone] look at [something]
  
• 지나치다: to pass by, go by; to be excessive, immoderate
  

nouns

• 말: word(s)
• 딴 건: something else, anything else
• 딴: another, other, different
• 것: thing(s)
• 실루엣: silhouette
• 그림자: shadow
• 행동: act, action, behavior
• 머리: hair
• 손짓: [hand] gesture, motion, signal, beckoning
• 손: hand(s)
• 짓: act, action
• 맘 (contraction of 마음): heart, feelings; mind; preference
• 지금:  right now, currently
  
• 앞: fore, front, former
  
• 머릿속: the inside of one’s mind/head
• 상상력: imagination
• 가지: kind(s), sort(s), variety of
• 모습: image; figure, form
  
• 몸짓: gesture, motion (literally “body movement”)
• 전부: all, everything
• 목소리: voice, tone
• 목: throat
• 소리: sound
• 이유: reason, cause
• 뭐 (contraction of 무엇): what
• 그게 (contraction of 그것이): that [thing], it
• 옆: side, vicinity, flank
  
• 척: pretense; to act/pretend as if…
• 손끝: fingertip(s)
  

adverbs

• 그저: just, only, merely
• 그래: like this/that; yeah, right
• 다: all, everything
• 살짝: slightly, lightly; a bit; sneakily, furtively, quietly
• 완전: absolutely, completely, totally, fully, perfectly
• 근데 (contraction of 그런데): but, however, be that as it may; by the way
• 수백: hundreds [of]
• 조심스레: carefully, cautiously; discretely; gently
• 한 목소리로: literally “with one voice”; in chorus, in unison, all together
• 하나로: with one…, with a single…
• 괜히: for nothing, in vain, uselessly, pointlessly, with no purpose
• 자꾸: repeatedly
  
• 몰래: secretly, in secret, surreptitiously, stealthily, furtively
• 점점: gradually, increasingly, bit by bit
  
• 또: and, also; again, once more
  
• 때로: sometimes, from time to time, occasionally, every now and then, every once in a while
  
• 좀 더: a little more, a bit more
  
• 어쩌면: maybe, perhaps, possibly
  
• 멈칫멈칫: hesitantly, waveringly, lingeringly
  

• 가혹 ∗ 苛酷 (kē kù) ∗ severity, harshness, cruelty, brutality
  
• 급 ∗ 急 (jí) ∗ urgent, sudden, swift, rapid; steep
  
• 대신 ∗ 代身 (dài shēn) ∗ substitution, replacement; in place of, instead of
  
• 중요 ∗ 重要 (zhòngyào) ∗ important, significant, major
  
• 욕심 ∗ 慾心 (yù xīn) ∗ greed, selfishness
  
• 통화 ∗ 通話 (tōnghuà) ∗ phone conversation
  
• 야간 ∗ 夜間 (yèjiān) ∗ night, the night time
  
• 춘하추동 ∗ 春夏秋冬 (chūnxià qiūdōng) ∗ the four seasons
  
• 번 ∗ 番 (fān) ∗ counter for the number of times or occasions/instances
  
• 행사 ∗ 行事 (xíngshì) ∗ event, occasion, ceremony, function
  
• 주 ∗ 週 (zhōu) ∗ week
  
• 산모 ∗ 産母  (chǎn mǔ) ∗ mother
  
• 모친 ∗ 母親 (mǔqīn) ∗ mother
  
• 신부 ∗ 神父  (shénfu) ∗ father (also used to refer to a Catholic priest)
  
• 후사 ∗ 後嗣 (hòusì) ∗ son, heir, descendant
  
• 남편 ∗ 男便 (nán biàn) ∗ husband, male spouse
  
• 부인 ∗ 夫人 (fūren) ∗ wife (uncommon)
  
• 동료 ∗ 同僚 (tóngliáo) ∗ colleague, peer, coworker
  
• 사우 ∗ 社友 (shè yǒu) ∗ coworker, colleague (in a company setting)
  
• 가족 ∗ 家族 (jiāzú) ∗ family, clan
  
• 친척 ∗ 親戚 (qīnqi) ∗ relative, relation
  
• 친족 ∗ 親族 (qīnzú) ∗ relative, relation
  
• 친구 ∗ 親舊 (qīnjiù) ∗ friend
  
• 지인 ∗ 知人 (zhī rén) ∗ friend, acquaintance
  
• 애인 ∗ 愛人 (àiren) ∗ lover, boyfriend/girlfriend
  
• 인물 ∗ 人物 (rénwù) ∗ individual, person, character
  
• 인간 ∗ 人間 (rénjiān) ∗ human being
  
• 남자 ∗ 男子 (nánzǐ) ∗ man, male
  
• 남성 ∗ 男性 (nánxìng) ∗ man, male
  
• 여자 ∗ 女子 (nǘzǐ) ∗ woman, female
  
• 여성 ∗ 女性 (nǚxìng) ∗ woman, female 
  
• 숙녀 ∗ 淑女 (shūnǚ) ∗ lady 
  
• 신사 ∗ 紳士 (shēnshì) ∗ gentleman 
  
• 군자 ∗ 君子 (jūnzǐ) ∗ gentleman, nobleman, wise man 
  
• 소년 ∗ 少年 (shàonián) ∗ boy, lad
  
• 소녀 ∗ 少女 (shàonǚ) ∗ girl, lass 
  
• 연설 ∗ 演說 (yǎnshuō) ∗ speech, oration
  
• 주소 ∗ 住所 (zhùsuǒ) ∗ address
• 봉지 ∗ 封紙 (fēng zhǐ) ∗ bag, sack
  
• 봉투 ∗ 封套 (fēngtào) ∗ bag, envelope
  
• 도서 ∗ 圖書 (túshū) ∗ book (uncommon)
  
• 차량 ∗ 車輛 (chēliàng) ∗ car, motor vehicle
  
• 자동차 ∗ 自動車 (zìdòng chē) ∗ automobile
  
• 의상 ∗ 衣裳 (yīshang) ∗ clothes, garments, apparel
  
• 편지 ∗ 便紙 (biàn zhǐ) ∗ letter
  
• 조명 ∗ 照明 (zhàomíng) ∗ lighting, illumination
  
• 화폐 ∗ 貨幣 (huòbì) ∗ currency, money
  
• 금전 ∗ 金錢 (jīnqián) ∗ money
  
• 호칭 ∗ 呼稱 (hū chēng) ∗ title, name
  
• 제목 ∗ 題目 (tímù) ∗ title, name
  
• 신문 ∗ 新聞 (xīnwén) ∗ newspaper
  
• 필기도구 ∗ 筆記道具 (bǐjì dàojù) ∗ writing supplies
  
• 연필 ∗ 鉛筆 (qiānbǐ) ∗ pencil
  
• 사진 ∗ 寫眞 (xiě zhēn) ∗ picture, photograph
  
• 사물 ∗ 事物 (shìwù) ∗ thing, object, matter
  
• 표 ∗ 票 (piào) ∗ ticket
  
• 약간 ∗ 若干 (ruògān) ∗ a little, slightly, somewhat
  
• 양 ∗ 兩 (liǎng) ∗ both
  
• 신고 ∗ 申告 (shēn gào) ∗ report
  
• 자세히 ∗ 仔細― (zǐxì―) ∗ in detail, minutely
  
• 설명 ∗ 說明 (shuōmíng) ∗ explanation, account
  
• 민감 ∗ 敏感 (míngǎn) ∗ sensitive, touchy
  
• 가학 ∗ 加虐 (jiā nüè) ∗ mistreatment, ill-treatment
  
• 유해 ∗ 有害 (yǒuhài) ∗ harmful, noxious, detrimental
  
• 내용 ∗ 內容 (nèiróng) ∗ content(s), substance
  
• 위반 ∗ 違反 (wéifǎn) ∗ violation, breach, infringement
  
• 방법 ∗ 方法 (fāngfǎ) ∗ way, means, manner
  
• 무례 ∗ 無禮 (wúlǐ) ∗ rudeness, disrespect
  
• 개인 ∗ 個人 (gèrén) ∗ individual, personal
  
• 정보 ∗ 情報 (qíngbào) ∗ information, data
  
• 특정 ∗ 特定 (tèdìng) ∗ particular, specific, certain
  
• 사용자 ∗ 使用者 (shǐyòng zhě) ∗ user, consumer
  
• 인종 ∗ 人種 (rénzhǒng) ∗ race, ethnicity
  
• 종교 ∗ 宗敎 (zōng jiào) ∗ religion, religious faith
  
• 성별 ∗ 性別 (xìngbié) ∗ sex, gender
  
• 성향 ∗ 性向 (xìngxiàng) ∗ tendency, inclination
  
• 혐오 ∗ 嫌惡 (xiánwù) ∗ hatred, disgust, loathing, revulsion
  

• 포함 ∗ 包含 (bāohán) ∗ including, containing
  
• 방과 ∗ 放課 (fàng kè) ∗ dismissal of a class
  
• 정도 ∗ 程度 (chéngdù) ∗ degree, extent
  
• 최대한 ∗ 最大限 (zuì dàxiàn) ∗ the maximum
  
• 의미 ∗ 意味 (yìwèi) ∗ meaning, reason
  
• 일상적 ∗ 日常的 (rìcháng de) ∗ daily, everyday, ordinary, usual, routine
  
• 생활 ∗ 生活 (shēnghuó) ∗ life; living, livelihood
  
• 평소 ∗ 平素 (píngsù) ∗ usual, ordinary, average
  
• 고민 ∗ 苦闷 (kǔmèn) ∗ worry, trouble, agonize
• 무작정 ∗ 無酌定 (wú zhuódìng) ∗ blindly, thoughtlessly, aimlessly
  
• 인사 ∗ 人事 (rénshì) ∗ greeting, salutation
  
• 전화번호 ∗ 電話番號 (diànhuà fānhào) ∗ phone number
  
• 쪽지 ∗ ―紙 (―zhǐ) ∗ a note, message, slip of paper
  
• 후회 ∗ 後悔 (hòuhuǐ) ∗ regret
• 하루 종일 ∗ ―終日 (―zhōngrì) ∗ all day long
  
• 표정 ∗ 表情 (biǎoqíng) ∗ facial expression, the look on one’s face
  
• 관리 ∗ 管理 (guánlǐ) ∗ management, supervision
  
• 긴장 ∗ 緊張 (jǐnzhāng) ∗ tension, nervousness, strain
  
• 정신 ∗ 精神 (jīngshén) ∗ mind, spirit, soul
  
• 집중 ∗ 集中 (jízhōng) ∗ concentration
• 주저 ∗ 躊躇 (chóuchú) ∗ hesitation, indecision
  
• 도대체 ∗ 都大體 (dōu dàtǐ) ∗ at all, ever; what/how/why in the world
  
• 그녀 ∗ ―女 (―nǚ) ∗ she, her
  
• 순간 ∗ 瞬間 (shùnjiān) ∗ moment, instant
  
• 부담 ∗ 負擔 (fùdān) ∗ burden
  
• 추억 ∗ 追憶 (zhuīyì) ∗ memory, recollection
• 이별 ∗ 離別 (líbié) ∗ farewell, parting, goodbye
  
• 진실 ∗ 眞實 (zhēnshí) ∗ truth; honesty, sincerity
  
• 기억 ∗ 記憶 (jìyì) ∗ memory, recollection
  
• 추억 ∗ 追憶 (zhuīyì) ∗ memory, recollection
  
• 실망 ∗ 失望 (shīwàng) ∗ to be disappointed, let down
  
• 행복 ∗ 幸福 (xìngfú) ∗ happiness, bliss
  
• 계절 ∗ 季節 (jìjié) ∗ season [of the year]
  
• 치유 ∗ 治癒 (zhìyù) ∗ cure, heal
  
• 상처  ∗ 傷處 (shāng chǔ) ∗ injury, wound, abrasion
  
• 질문 ∗ 質問 (zhìwèn) ∗ question, inquiry
  
• 해답 ∗ 解答 (jiědá) ∗ answer, solution
  
• 우주 ∗ 宇宙 (yǔzhòu) ∗ universe, space, the cosmos
  
• 소멸 ∗ 消滅 (xiāomiè) ∗ extinction, cease of existence; lapse
  
• 기어이 ∗ 期於― (qī yú ―) ∗ finally, at last, in the end
  
• 회색 ∗ 灰色 (huīsè) ∗ gray color
  
• 분명 ∗ 分明 (fēnmíng) ∗ clearly, plainly, obviously
  
• 시련 ∗ 試鍊 (shì liàn) ∗ hardship, trial, ordeal
  
• 이상 ∗ 異常 (yìcháng) 異狀 (yìzhuàng) ∗ strangeness, oddness, peculiarity; abnormality, disorder
  
• 이상 ∗ 理想 (líxiǎng) ∗ ideal(s)
  
• 이상 ∗ 以上 (yǐshàng) ∗ over, more than, above
  
• 고통 ∗ 苦痛 (kǔtòng) ∗ pain, suffering, torment, agony
  
• 해 ∗ 害 (hài) ∗ harm, damage, injury
  
• 해 ∗ 解 (jiě) ∗ value
  
• 변함 ∗ 變─ (biàn─) ∗ a change
  
• 영원 ∗ 永遠 (yóngyuǎn) ∗ eternity; permanence
  
• 공기 ∗ 空氣 (kōngqì) air, atmosphere
  
• 항상 ∗ 恒常 (héngcháng) ∗ always, all the time
  
• 고백 ∗ 告白 (gàobái) ∗ confession, profession
  
• 혹은 ∗ 或─ (huò─) ∗ or
  
• 허락 ∗ 許諾 (xǔnuò) ∗ permission, consent, assent
  
• 자존심 ∗ 自尊心 (zìzūn xīn) ∗ one’s pride, ego, self-respect, self-esteem
  
• 무심 ∗ 無心 (wúxīn) ∗ inadvertence, indifference, absentmindedness
  
• 사실 ∗ 事實 (shìshí) ∗ fact, truth, reality
  
• 사과 ∗ 赦過 (shè guò) ∗ apology
  
• 매일 ∗ 每日 (měirì) ∗ every day
  
• 감사 ∗ 感謝 (gǎnxiè) ∗ gratitude, thanks, appreciation
  
• 신 ∗ 神 (shén) ∗ God
  
• 선물 ∗ 膳物 (shàn wù) ∗ present, gift
• 계속 ∗ 繼續 (jìxù) ∗ continuously, consecutively, unceasingly
  
• 초능력 ∗ 超能力 (chāo nénglì) ∗ supernatural or psychic powers
  
• 책 ∗ 冊 (cè) ∗ book, volume
  
• 약하다 ∗ 弱― (ruò―) ∗ to be weak, feeble, light
  
• 잔 ∗ 盞 (zhǎn) ∗ measure word for cups/glasses
  
• 불공평 ∗ 不公平 (bùgōng píng) ∗ unfairness, injustice, partiality
  
• 혹시 ∗ 或是 (huòshì) ∗ by chance, incidentally
  

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grammar

• -지 않다: (gives a negative meaning) not, no
  
• -(으)려고: (indicates one’s purpose or goal) in order to…
  
• -던: (past tense)
  
• -고: and
  
• -에게: to, towards
  
• -만: just, only
• -면: (indicates a condition) if, when
  
• -(으)로: (gives a meaning of “through this,” “with this”)
• -지 못하다: unable to, cannot
  
• -게 하다: to make (as in, to influence someone to feel/do something)
  
• -았/었으면 좋겠다: “I hope…”, “I wish…”
• -의: (indicates possession) of, -’s
• -과/와: and, with
  
• -ㄴ 줄 알다: (1) to know about or how to do something (2) indicates that what one previously thought is actually wrong and the speaker only realizes this now; “I thought… [but I was wrong]”
• -ㄴ 줄 모르다: (1) to now know about or how to do something (2) indicates that something is in fact true but the speaker previously thought it was not; “I didn’t know that… [but now I do]”
• -마다: each, every, all; whenever
• -어/아 가다: (a helping verb that indicates that a continuous action goes on well into the future)
• 것 같아: “[I] think…”, “It seems like…”
  

verbs/adjectives

• 보이다: to be visible, to be seen; to appear, to come into sight
• 찾다: to find, look for, search for
• 애쓰다: to exert oneself, to make an effort, to do one’s best, to endeavor
• 들리다: to hear; to be heard, to be audible
• 떠나다: to leave, to depart
• 없다: to be lacking, without
• 생기다: to be formed, developed; to come out, arise
• 모르다: to not know, to not understand; to be unaware of
• 이기적인: selfish, self-centered, egotistic
• 몰라주다: to fail to understand, recognize, acknowledge
  
• 무심하다: to be inattentive, indifferent; heartless; thoughtless
• 달라지다: to become different; to change, alter, vary
• 믿다: to believe, to trust
• 움직이다: to affect, influence; to move, touch
• 채우다: to fill in/up, to pack, to stuff
• 오다: to come, to arrive; to turn/show up
• 초라하다: to be or look shabby, miserable, poor
• 멈추다: to stop, halt
• 돌아가다: to turn back, to return, to go back to
  
• 열다: to open, to unlock
  
• 있다: to be, to exist
  
• 조그맣다: to be small, little, tiny
• 약하다: to be weak, feeble, light; (of the wind) to be gentle
• 바꾸다: to change, alter, switch
• 고맙다: to be thankful, grateful
• 원하다: to want, desire, wish/hope/long for
• 고치다: to repair, fix, mend, cure
• 계속되다: to continue, persist

nouns

• 게 (contraction of 것이): the thing that…, the fact that…
• 힘: physical strength, energy, force; power; potency
• 밖: outside
  
• 밖에: other than, otherwise, aside from
• 맘 (contraction of 마음): heart, feelings; mind, preference
• 사랑: love
• 생각: thought, idea
• 세상: world
• 눈송이: snowflake
• 하나: one
  
• 단 하나: a single; the only one 
  
• 눈물: tear(s)
• 방울: drop
• 일: work, labor, task, duty
• 초능력: supernatural or psychic powers
  
• 이제: now, the present
• 이젠 (contraction of 이제는): (introduces the subject/topic of a sentence)
• 시간: time
• 추억: memory, recollection
• 책: book
  
• 페이지: page
• 안: inside, interior
  
• 사람: person, human
• 삶: life, existence
• 모습: image; figure, form
• 날: day(s)
  
• 오늘: today
  
• 겨울: winter

adverbs

• 뒤로: after; behind, at the back
• 늘: always
• 이렇게: like this, in this manner/way
  
• 조차: even, too, in addition to, besides
• 계속: continuously, consecutively, unceasingly
• 함께: together, along with…
  
• 아주: very, extremely, exceedingly
• 모두: all, wholly, entirely
  
• 그대로: as it is, exactly the way one is; just, exactly; intactly
  
• 끝없이: endlessly, without end

• Listen to the song with the lyrics and translation here
• Watch the official music video here
• The tag for “EXO”
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grammar

• -지 못하다: (to be unable to do something) can’t
  
• -려 하다: (indicates the speaker’s intention, will, or desire to do something; implies readiness, preparedness, or willingness)
  
• -지만: but, however, though
  
• -ㄴ다: (narrative present tense; indicates that an action or situation is occurring in the present)
• -ㄹ 테니: (indicates one’s intention to do something)
  
• -에게: to, towards
  
• -인 걸까 (contraction of -이는 것일까): (question form) “Is it that…?”
  
• -아/어 버리다: (a helping verb which indicates that an action/verb is already finished; sometimes implies that the speaker misses or already feels better about what happened)
  
• -보다: (indicates comparison) rather than, compared to
• -(으)며: (indicates that an action is occurring simultaneously with someting else) while
• -었던: (past tense)
  
• -(어)서: (indicates cause of reason) because, since
• -께서: (honorific subject marker)
• -면: if, when
  
• -ㄹ지도: even so, even if

verbs/adjectives

• 낡다: to be old, worn out, shabby, beat-up
• 들다: to pick up, hold, take
• 삼키다: to swallow, to gulp down
• 듣다: to listen, to hear
• 만들다: to make, create; to produce, manufacture
• 척하다: to pretend, to feign
• 말하다: to say, speak, tell
• 사랑하다: to love, to be fond of or care for, to have affection for
• 어색하다: to be or feel awkward, ill at ease
• 허락하다: to allow, consent, assent
  
• 용기를 내다: to muster courage
  
• 크다: to be big, large, huge
• 놓치다: to lose, to miss
• 웃다: to smile, to laugh
• 우습다: to be amusing, funny, hilarious
• 없다: to be lacking, without
• 부비다: to rub, stroke
• 돌아서다: to turn around/away
• 후회하다: to regret/be regretful, to feel sorry [for]
  
• 사과하다: to apologize
  
• 아무렇지 않은 척하다: to pretend that something does not affect you; to pretend to be indifferent or uncaring
• 감사하다: to be thankful, grateful, appreciative
• 있다: to be, to exist
  
• 주다: to give, present
• 지나다: to pass or go by

nouns

• 기타: guitar
• 고백: confession, profession
• 얘기 (contraction of 이야기): story; talk, conversation
• 노래: music
• 하나: one
• 지금:  right now, currently
• 자존심: one’s pride, ego, self-esteem, self-respect
• 오늘: today
• 의미: reason, meaning, sense
  
• 하고픈 말 (contraction of “하고 싶은 말”): words that one wants to say
• 말: word(s)
• 한번: when the chance comes, when the opportunity arises; once, one time
  
• 밖: outside
• 밖에: other than, otherwise, aside from
• 남: others, other people; stranger(s)
• 사실: truth, fact, reality
  
• 품: one’s breast, bossom
• 품에: in one’s embrace, in one’s arms
• 머리칼: the hair on one’s head
• 신: God
• 선물: present, gift

adverbs

• 혹은: or, if not, or else
• 고집스레: persistently, insistently, adamantly
• 그냥: just, simply
• 너무: so, too [much]
• 무심히: indifferently, inattentively, thoughtlessly
• 얼마나: how much, how long
  
• 조금: a little, a bit
• 가끔: sometimes, from time to time, occasionally
• 매일: every day
• 또: also, and; again
• 꼭: absolutely, surely, certainly, undoubtedly; regardless, unreservedly
• 그러니: therefore, thus

• Listen to the song with the lyrics and translation here
• The tag for “EXO”
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grammar

• -겠지: “It must be ___, right?” (indicates a guess or supposition)
  
• -처럼: (indicates a comparison) like, as if
  
• -도: too, also; even though, although
  
• -야 하다: must, have to
• -ㄹ 테니: (indicates one’s intention to do something)
  
• -면 돼: (indicates that the preceding word is sufficient or enough) “It’s enough that…”, “[You] just have to…”
  
• -의: (indicates possession) of, -’s
• -게: (turns an adjective into an adverb)
• -고: and
• -에게: to, towards
• -어/아 주다: (a helping verb that implies that the preceding action is done as a favor to or for the benefit/sake of someone

verbs/adjectives

• 익숙하다: to be familiar; to be something one is accustomed or used to; to be skilled, practiced, experienced
• 밀려들다: to surge, flush into, crowd into, throng
• 지나치다: to pass, to go on; to be excessive
• 참아내다: to practice patience; to bear or tough something out
• 걸리다: to take [time]; to be involved in something; to hang or be hung; to catch or be caught
• 지나가다: to go on or pass by
• 밝다: to be bright, brilliant, light
• 걷히다: to clear up, to lift
• 눈부시다: to be dazzling, blinding, glaring
• 빛나다: to shine, sparkle, twinkle
  
• 찬란하다: to be brilliant, radiant; to glitter
• 비추다: to shine, light up, illuminate
• 차리다: to prepare, fix, set; to equip oneself
• 일어나다: to get up, stand up, rise
• 툴툴 털다: to toss something out/around, to get something off
• 스쳐가다: to pass by, to brush past/against
• 아니다: to not be, no
• 있다: to be, to exist
  
• 짙다: dark, deep; heavy, thick; (of probability) high
• 가리다: to be covered, obscured, hidden
• 변함없다: to be unchanging/unchanged, constant
• 영원하다: to be eternal, permanent, perpetual, perennial, everlasting; to last forever, for an eternity
• 고요하다: to be quiet, silent, still; to be peaceful, calm, serene, tranquil
• 따뜻하다: to be warm, hot; (of the weather) to be mild
• 같다: to be the same, identical, equal, similar

nouns

• 또다시: again, once more, all over again
• 감기: a cold, a flu
• 잿빛: gray; an ashen color
• 회색: gray color
• 빛: light; glimmer, twinkle
• 하늘: the sky; the heavens
• 위: top, above, upside
• 먹구름: dark cloud(s)
• 뒤: after, next; behind
• 오늘: today
• 시련: hardship, trial, ordeal
  
• 끝: end, conclusion, finish
• 정신: mind, spirit, soul
• 더 이상: any more, any longer
• 고통: pain, torment, agony
• 소나기: [sudden] rain shower
• 이게 (contraction of 이것and-이): this [thing]
• 날: day(s)
  
• 그날: that day; the very [same] day
• 해: (1) the sun, sunlight (2) harm, damage, injury
• 공기: air, atmosphere
• 바람: wind, breeze, gust
• 거기: there, at that place
• 자리: a space, spot, place, position

adverbs

• 수없이: innumerably, in large numbers
• 여전히: still, yet, as ever
• 잠깐: for a short time, for a moment, briefly, awhile
• 이미: already
• 분명히: all, entirely, completely
• 더: more, -er
• 다시: again, once more
• 모두: all, wholly, entirely
• 이렇게: like this, in this manner/way
• 변함없이: still, as always, as ever
• 함께: together, along with…
• 그대로: as it is, exactly the way one is; just, exactly; intactly
• 항상: always, all the time