aespa · Korean · 29 words

Rich Man

The 6th mini album Rich Man (2025) trades aespa's usual sci-fi vocabulary for attitude and self-possession, from the title track's refusal to be handled to the car-chase energy of Drift and the sharp-tongued Bubble. Count On Me is the album's one true ballad, built on wounds, traces and holding on, while To The Girls turns outward as a sisterhood anthem. The 2025 single Dirty Work is folded in here, adding words for curses, wrong answers and flimsy rules.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
멋대로	as one pleases, however one likes (without asking)	내 물건을 멋대로 가져가지 마.Don't take my things however you like.
탐내다	to covet, to want something that belongs to someone else	남의 자리를 탐내지 않아.I don't covet anyone else's place.
함부로	carelessly, disrespectfully, without thinking	나를 함부로 대하지 마.Don't treat me carelessly.
말버릇	one's way of speaking, a verbal habit	친구의 말버릇이 나한테도 옮았어.My friend's verbal habit has rubbed off on me too.
흉내	imitation, copying someone else	동생이 내 목소리를 흉내 내며 웃었어.My little sibling laughed while imitating my voice.
어서	come on, quickly (urging someone)	어서 들어와, 밖이 많이 춥잖아.Come inside quickly, it's really cold out there.
활짝	wide open, all the way	창문을 활짝 열고 달렸어.We drove with the window wide open.
밟다	to step on, to floor (a pedal)	지하철에서 실수로 남의 발을 밟았어.I accidentally stepped on someone's foot on the subway.
미끄러지다	to slide, to skid	빙판길에서 미끄러져 넘어질 뻔했어.I almost slipped and fell on the icy road.
방심하다	to let one's guard down	한 번만 방심하면 바로 져.Let your guard down once and you lose right away.
빈틈	a gap, a weak spot, an opening	네 계획엔 빈틈이 없네.There's no gap in your plan.
낱낱이	in every detail, one by one	그날 있었던 일을 낱낱이 적어 뒀어.I wrote down everything that happened that day in detail.
자존심	pride, self-esteem	괜히 내 자존심을 건드리지 마.Don't poke at my pride for no reason.
걸려들다	to get caught, to fall into a trap	사기꾼의 뻔한 수법에 그만 걸려들었어.I ended up falling for the con artist's obvious trick.
초조하다	to be anxious, on edge	결과를 기다리는 내내 초조했어.I was on edge the whole time I waited for the results.
위태롭다	precarious, unsteady, on the edge	우리 사이가 위태로운 것 같아.Things between us feel precarious.
맘껏	as much as you want, to your heart's content	하고 싶은 말은 맘껏 해.Say whatever you want, as much as you like.
흔적	a trace, a mark left behind	책상 위에 커피잔 흔적이 남아 있어.There's a coffee-cup mark left on the desk.
아물다	to heal over, to close up (of a wound)	수술 자국이 깨끗하게 아물었어.The surgical scar healed over cleanly.
끌어안다	to pull close and hold, to embrace	동생은 인형을 끌어안고 잠들었어.My little sister fell asleep hugging her doll.
착각	a delusion, a mistaken belief	그건 그냥 네 착각이야.That's just a delusion of yours.
여전하다	to be just the same as before, unchanged	오랜만에 만났는데 목소리는 여전하더라.We met after a long time, but his voice was just the same.
헛되다	vain, empty, pointless	지금까지의 노력이 헛되지 않았어.All the effort up to now wasn't in vain.
멎다	to stop, to come to a halt	한참 뒤에야 비가 멎었어.The rain finally stopped after a long while.
돌연변이	a mutant, a freak of nature	다들 나를 돌연변이라고 불러.Everyone calls me a mutant.
저주	a curse	이 재능이 저주처럼 느껴져.This talent feels like a curse.
오답	a wrong answer	시험에서 오답을 두 개나 적었어.I wrote down two wrong answers on the test.
얄팍하다	flimsy, shallow, transparent (of a trick or rule)	그런 얄팍한 수는 안 통해.That kind of flimsy trick won't work.
번뇌	torment, restless worldly thoughts	명상은 번뇌를 가라앉히는 데 도움이 돼.Meditation helps to quiet the mind's torments.