Korean 305 Test 2 Vocab

이듬해

the following year

초라하다

shabby, humble, poor-looking

모처럼

after a long while; for once (a rare occasion)

가엾다

pitiful, pitiable

외롭다

lonely

목숨을 건지다

to escape with one's life; save one’s life

돌보다, 돌봄

to take care of, look after; care

상처

wound, injury

치료(하다, 되다)

treatment; to treat / to be treated (healed)

연습

practice

무사히

safely, without incident

기특하다

admirable, praiseworthy (esp. of a child or junior)

행동

behavior, action

박씨, 박, 박통

gourd seed, gourd, whole gourd

어느덧

before one knows it

싹이 트다

to sprout

무럭무럭 (자라다)

(to grow) quickly and healthily

무게

weight

박을 타다

to saw open a gourd

톱질

sawing

기대가 크다

to have high expectations

재수가 없다

to be unlucky

텅 비다

to be completely empty

일꾼

worker, laborer

꾸역꾸역 (밀려오다)

(to pour in) one after another in a steady stream

재물

wealth, riches

비단

silk

세간살이

household goods, furniture

순식간에

in an instant

대궐

royal palace

가난

poverty

부자

rich person

자세히

in detail, closely

실은 (<사실은)

actually, in fact

귀신

ghost, spirit

비록

although, even though

경우가 바르다

to be proper, well-mannered, sensible

망신

disgrace, humiliation

까칠하다

prickly, hard to please, sharp

매력있다

attractive, charming

간 떨어지다

to be scared to death (lit. liver drops)

녀석

guy, fellow, kid (informal)

이르다 (일러바치다, 일러 주다)

to tell, instruct; 일러바치다 = to tattle; 일러 주다 = to tell/inform

욕

curse, insult, swearing

똑똑하다

smart, clever

멋지다

cool, stylish, great

집안 좋다

to come from a good family

두말 하면 잔소리

it goes without saying

쫓다

to chase; to drive away

일단

first of all; once

천자(문)

Thousand Character Classic

사서 삼경

the Four Books and Three Classics (Confucian texts)

눈에 어리다

to linger before one's eyes

들키다

to get caught, be found out

제 명에 못 죽다

to not die a natural death; to die before one's time

과거 (시험)

state civil service exam (Joseon)

벼슬

government post, official rank

암행어사

secret royal inspector

신분을 감추다

to hide one's identity/status

벌

punishment

상

reward, prize

괴롭히다

to torment, harass

모질다, 모질게

harsh, cruel; harshly

답답하다

frustrating, stifling

불쌍하다

pitiful, poor

장모

mother-in-law (wife's mother)

사위

son-in-law

꼴

sorry state, appearance (derogatory)

재산

property, fortune

실망하다

to be disappointed

목이 메다

to choke up

서방

husband (old-fashioned)

출세하다

to succeed in life, rise in the world

잔치

feast, banquet

화를 참다

to hold back anger

감옥

prison

백성

the common people, subjects

체념하다

to give up, resign oneself

꾸짖다

to scold

풀어주다

to release, set free

억울하게

unfairly, wrongfully

용기

courage