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miss me? & Downpour
The second mini album miss me? (2016), led by the bright "너무너무너무", pooled with the farewell single "소나기" (Downpour) from January 2017. The mini album is about being careful with a new crush: testing whether he means it, playing push-and-pull, working up the courage to speak first. "소나기" then says goodbye through the image of a passing shower, so the set moves from flirting vocabulary to rain and parting.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 떠오르다 | to come to mind | 그 노래를 들으면 네 얼굴이 떠올라.When I hear that song, your face comes to mind. |
| 넘어가다 | to fall for it, to be taken in | 달콤한 말에 쉽게 넘어가면 안 돼요.You shouldn't fall for sweet talk so easily. |
| 참다 | to hold back, to put up with | 웃음이 나왔지만 꾹 참았어요.I felt like laughing, but I held it in. |
| 정체 | true identity, what someone really is | 그 사람의 정체가 뭔지 아직 모르겠어요.I still can't tell who that person really is. |
| 속상하다 | to be upset, to feel hurt | 약속이 취소돼서 속상했어요.I was upset that our plans got cancelled. |
| 아낌없이 | unsparingly, without holding anything back | 부모님은 저에게 아낌없이 사랑을 주셨어요.My parents gave me their love without holding anything back. |
| 상황 | situation | 지금 상황이 좀 복잡해요.The situation is a bit complicated right now. |
| 두렵다 | to be afraid, to be frightening | 혼자 남는 게 두려워요.I'm afraid of being left alone. |
| 갈림길 | fork in the road, crossroads | 갈림길에서 어느 쪽으로 갈지 고민했어요.At the fork in the road, I wondered which way to go. |
| 한마디 | a word, one brief remark | 떠나기 전에 한마디만 해도 될까요?May I say just one thing before I go? |
| 짧다 | to be short, to be brief | 함께한 시간은 짧았지만 행복했어요.Our time together was short, but I was happy. |
| 첫눈 | the first snow of the year | 첫눈이 오면 같이 걸어요.Let's take a walk together when the first snow falls. |
| 부족하다 | to be lacking, to not be enough | 시간이 부족해서 다 못 했어요.I couldn't finish it all because there wasn't enough time. |
| 숨기다 | to hide | 좋아하는 마음을 숨기기가 힘들어요.It's hard to hide that I like someone. |
| 용기 | courage | 용기를 내서 먼저 연락했어요.I worked up the courage and got in touch first. |
| 벅차오르다 | to swell with emotion, to be overwhelmed | 합격 소식을 듣고 가슴이 벅차올랐어요.My heart swelled when I heard I had passed. |
| 어색하다 | to be awkward | 처음 만난 사람과 둘이 있으면 어색해요.It's awkward being alone with someone I've just met. |
| 줄다리기 | tug-of-war; also the push and pull between two people | 연애는 가끔 줄다리기 같아요.Dating sometimes feels like a tug-of-war. |
| 당기다 | to pull | 문을 밀지 말고 당기세요.Pull the door, don't push it. |
| 왔다 갔다 | back and forth, to and fro | 마음이 하루에도 몇 번씩 왔다 갔다 해요.My feelings go back and forth several times a day. |
| 눈치채다 | to notice, to catch on | 친구가 내 비밀을 눈치챈 것 같아요.I think my friend has caught on to my secret. |
| 지루하다 | to be boring, to be tedious | 영화가 너무 길어서 지루했어요.The movie was so long that it got boring. |
| 팽팽하다 | to be taut; to be evenly matched | 두 팀의 실력이 팽팽해서 경기가 재미있었어요.The two teams were evenly matched, so the game was fun. |
| 어쩌면 | maybe, perhaps | 어쩌면 그 사람도 나를 좋아할지 몰라.Maybe they like me too. |
| 감당하다 | to handle, to cope with | 일이 너무 많아서 혼자 감당하기 힘들어요.There's so much work that it's hard to handle on my own. |
| 돌이키다 | to turn back, to undo | 이미 한 말은 돌이킬 수 없어요.You can't take back what has already been said. |
| 헤어나다 | to get out of, to break free from | 그 노래의 매력에서 헤어나지 못하고 있어요.I can't get free of that song's charm. |
| 녹아내리다 | to melt away | 그 미소를 보면 마음이 녹아내려요.My heart melts when I see that smile. |
| 빨개지다 | to turn red, to blush | 칭찬을 들으면 얼굴이 빨개져요.My face turns red when I get a compliment. |
| 소나기 | sudden shower, passing downpour | 갑자기 소나기가 내려서 옷이 다 젖었어요.A sudden shower came down and my clothes got all wet. |
| 흠뻑 | soaking, through and through | 우산이 없어서 비에 흠뻑 젖었어요.I had no umbrella, so I got soaked in the rain. |
| 머무르다 | to stay, to remain | 조금만 더 제 곁에 머물러 주세요.Please stay by my side just a little longer. |
| 그치다 | to stop (of rain or crying) | 비가 그치면 산책하러 가요.Let's go for a walk when the rain stops. |
| 뻔히 | plainly, perfectly well | 거짓말인 걸 뻔히 알면서도 믿고 싶었어요.I knew perfectly well it was a lie, and still I wanted to believe it. |
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