ewha 4 ch 7

남아돌다

to be in surplus, more than enough

배우자

spouse, partner

중시하다

to value, to consider important

재력

financial power, wealth

우선시하다

to prioritize, to put first

성실성

sincerity, diligence

유래

origin, how something came about

취업준비생

job seeker, person preparing to enter the workforce

허리띠를 졸라매다

to tighten one's belt (idiom: live frugally)

덜다

to reduce, to lessen

틈틈이

in one's spare moments, whenever there's time

자영업자

self-employed person, small business owner

실업률

unemployment rate

늘리다

to increase, to expand

정이 들다

to grow fond of, to develop affection

어느새

before one knows it, all of a sudden

맡다

to smell, to sniff

질리다

to be sick of, to get tired of something

잊히다

to be forgotten (passive of 잊다)

새해맞이

welcoming/greeting the New Year

제야의 종

the New Year's Eve bell (ceremony)

참여하다

to participate, to take part

해맞이

watching/greeting the sunrise

다짐

resolution, vow, pledge

묵다

to be old/aged, stale (e.g., 묵은 해 = the old year)

인산인해

a sea of people, massive crowds

붐비다

to be crowded, to be bustling

인파

a crowd of people

북적이다

to be packed, bustling with people

솔깃하다

to be tempted, to find something appealing

보신각

Bosingak (the historic bell pavilion in Jongno, Seoul)

정각

on the dot, exactly (a given hour)

장관

a spectacular sight, a grand spectacle

어버이

parents (formal/older term)

밸런타인데이

Valentine's Day

이벤트

event

상업적

commercial

과도하다

to be excessive

풍습

custom, traditional practice

길쌈놀이

weaving competition/festival

빚다

to make/shape (e.g., rice cakes)

추석빔

new clothes/shoes worn for Chuseok

음복

eating/drinking ritual offerings after a rite

강강술래

circular folk dance/game

베를 짜다

to weave cloth

내기를 하다

to make a bet, to compete in a wager

벌이다

to hold, to carry on (an event/activity)

묘

grave

베다

to cut (e.g., grass)

햇과일

new-harvest fruit (this year's first fruit)

햇곡식

new-harvest grain (this year's first grain)

제사를 지내다

to perform an ancestral memorial rite

풍성하다

to be plentiful, abundant, bountiful

가배 (가위)

ancient Silla-era weaving festival; origin of 'Hangawi'

수확하다

to harvest

절식

seasonal food associated with a holiday

토란국

taro soup, a special Chuseok dish

농악

farmers' percussion music

화합을 다지다

to strengthen harmony/solidarity

풍작

a good/bountiful harvest

조상

ancestor

차례상

the ancestral-rite offering table

갈아입다

to change clothes

소화

digestion

변비

constipation

성분

component, ingredient

과식

overeating

안성맞춤

perfectly suited, tailor-made

생겨나다

to arise, to come into being naturally

기리다

to commemorate, to honor, to celebrate

이것저것

this and that, various things

녹초가 되다

to be completely exhausted, worn out

손이 모자라다

to be short-handed, short on helpers

손꼽아 기다리다

to eagerly count down the days, wait with anticipation

풍요

abundance, plenty

대명절

a major/grand holiday

기원하다

to pray for, to wish for

정월 대보름

the Great Full Moon Day (15th of 1st lunar month)

부럼

hard nuts cracked on Daeboreum (walnuts, chestnuts, etc.)

깨물다

to bite, to crunch

피부병

skin disease/condition

귀밝이술

"ear-brightening wine" - cold rice wine drunk on Daeboreum

청주

clear/refined rice wine

귓병

ear ailment

오곡밥

five-grain rice

나물

seasoned vegetables

더위를 먹다

to suffer from the heat (idiom)

더위를 팔다

to 'sell' one's summer heat (folk custom)

매양

always, every time (literary)

따스하다

to be warm

파릇하다

to be freshly green, sprout-green

푸지다

to be plentiful, generous

험난하다

to be rough and difficult, fraught with hardship

각박하다

to be harsh, cold, lacking warmth (of society/people)

슬기롭다

to be wise, sagacious

돋아나다

to sprout, to grow out (plants, teeth)

강화하다

to strengthen, to reinforce

유대감

a bond or sense of connection between people.

본래

originally, inherently

고마움

gratitude