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개화, Part 2

The back half of 개화 (2026) settles into domestic scenes: a young couple watched from a distance, a slow breakfast defended as a small act of revolt, and a stained shirt that cannot be thrown away. 「옳은 사람」 asks whether anyone is really in the right, and 「난민들의 축제」 turns arrivals with nowhere to sleep into a celebration. The Korean is plain and adult — words for tending, spilling, staining, and letting go.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
막냇동생	the youngest sibling in a family	막냇동생 아니고 딸Not the baby of the family — a daughter
새내기	a newcomer; a first-year student	새내기 씨씨 아니고 부부Not a freshman campus couple — a married pair
뜀박질	running about; a scamper	들판의 사랑스러운 가족의 뜀박질에at that lovely family scampering across the field
어리광	babyish wheedling for affection — acting little on purpose with someone who loves you	어리광을 숨긴 작은 뒷모습에at that small back with its hidden need to be babied
뒷모습	the sight of someone from behind; their back as they walk away	어리광을 숨긴 작은 뒷모습에at that small figure seen from behind
뒤뚱거리다	to waddle; to walk unsteadily side to side	손에 손잡고 함께 뒤뚱거리는waddling along together hand in hand
옳다	to be right; to be in the right	옳은 사람이 어딨죠Where is there a person who's simply right?
그르다	to be wrong — the formal counterpart of 옳다	그른 사람이 어딨죠Where is there a person who's simply wrong?
못되다	to be nasty; badly behaved toward others	못된 사람이 어딨죠Where is there a person who's purely nasty?
미소를 건네다	to offer someone a smile (fixed expression)	서로에게 미소를 건넵시다Let's offer each other a smile
가시	a thorn; a barb	우리들에게 가시 같던 그 사람the person who was a thorn to us
자세히	closely; in detail	자세히 보면 그는 당신을 위해 노력하죠Look closely and you'll see he's trying, for you
우아하다	to be elegant; graceful in a quiet way	우아한 아침 식사를 하자Let's have an elegant breakfast
소음	noise; unwanted sound	소음을 뭉개는 고요함의 반란a revolt of quiet that flattens the noise
고요함	stillness; deep quiet	고요함의 반란the revolt of stillness
반란	a revolt; an uprising	소음을 뭉개는 고요함의 반란a revolt of quiet that crushes the noise
가꾸다	to tend; to cultivate a garden, or to look after yourself	저마다의 정원을 가꾸자Let's each tend our own garden
기적	a miracle	살아간다는 건 말야 기적과도 같단다Living, you know, is something like a miracle
난민	a refugee	밤이 깊었고 난민들이 오네The night has grown deep and the refugees come
명분	a legitimate ground for doing something; the justification you could say out loud	누구 하나 쫓아낼 명분이 없지We have no grounds to turn a single one away
고독	solitude; the state of being alone	고독함을 피하여fleeing their solitude
저물다	of the sun or a day, to go down; to draw to a close	해가 저물고 난민들이 오네The sun goes down and the refugees come
아끼다	to spare or hold back; also to treasure something	오늘 밤 아낄 게 없지Tonight there's nothing to hold back
축제	a festival; a celebration	난민들의 축제가 열렸네The refugees' festival has begun
얼룩지다	to be stained; blotched with marks that won't come out	우리의 얼룩진 기억our stained memories
세탁하다	to launder; to wash clothes	언젠간 세탁해야지I'll wash it one of these days
구석	a corner; a tucked-away spot (the lyric uses the colloquial 구석탱이)	한쪽 구석탱이shoved in one corner
떨구다	to let something drop; to let a drop fall	한 모금 떨군 토메이토 주스a mouthful of tomato juice spilled
엎다	to knock something over; to upend it	식탁 밑으로 엎은 Self-made 포테이토 수프homemade potato soup knocked over under the table
바짓가랑이	a trouser leg	커다란 지도 그린 바짓가랑이a trouser leg with a great map drawn on it