extra words ewha4 ch 2

신혼 부부

newlywed couple 

살림을 하다

to manage a household, do housekeeping

실직

unemployment, job loss

쌀이 떨어지다

to run out of rice

굶다

to go hungry/skip a meal

변통

making do, scraping by financially

참으오

old-fashioned husband-to-wife imperative "please endure/bear with it"

밥상

a small table set with a meal

걷다

걷다 (here) = to lift off, remove a covering (different from 걷다 "to walk") used in relation to uncovering something, such as a lid.

종지

a tiny dish for sauces/condiments

찬

side dish (short for 반찬)

았/었던 모양이다

"it seems that ~ (was the case)"

문득

suddenly, unexpectedly

쪽지

a small note, typically used for writing brief messages.

왕후

queen, royal consort

걸인

beggar

시장기

hunger pangs

속이다

to deceive someone or mislead them.

시장기만 속여 두오

"fool your hunger" = "stave off hunger temporarily"

낯익다

to be familiar-looking

눈물이 핑 돌다 

for tears to well up suddenly

핑

the sensation of a sudden spin/well-up

만금

ten-thousand geum, a "fortune", the highest degree of something.

부풀다

to swell, expand (with emotion) especially in the context of feelings or reactions.

기난하다

to overcome obstacles, endure hardships, or persist despite difficulties.

가난하다

to be poor, to experience poverty or financial difficulty.

신문고

A traditional Korean wooden drum used in the past to announce news or gather public sentiments.

억울한 일

an unjust/wrongful matter — something one was treated unfairly about (억울하다 = to feel wronged)

백성

the common people, subjects (historical term)

울리다

to resound, ring out (intransitive; 울다 = to cry → 울리다 = to make sound/ring)

사연

a story, account, circumstances behind something

글을 모르다

to not know writing aka to be illiterate

호소하다

to appeal, plead, make a complaint heard 

민원

civil petition/complaint to a government agency

제기하다

to raise, file (a complaint/issue)

행정 기관

administrative agency, government office

불합리하다

to be unreasonable, irrational

속 시원히

to one's heart's content, with relief — speaking freely and getting something off your chest

관행

established practice, custom, convention

건의하다

to propose, suggest (formally, to an authority)

해당

to pertain, relate to

회신

a reply, written response 

정책

a course of action adopted by an organization or individual or policy

창의적이다

to be creative or innovative

정부 정책

a government's course of action or policy. A systematic plan, policy developed to govern and manage specific areas of public interest, aiming for social or economic improvement.

반영하다

to reflect or represent something, often in terms of opinions, values, or outcomes. to reflect, incorporate

제도

a system of rules or principles governing a particular area, often established by an authority.

신속하게

swiftly, promptly

적극

actively, proactively

해당 언어

the corresponding/relevant language