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CHAT-SHIRE, Part 2

The back half of CHAT-SHIRE (2015) closes the record quietly. Red Queen retells a piece of gossip about a woman everyone has decided to hate, while 무릎 and 안경 are domestic, unhurried songs with no English in them at all — a request to be left to sleep, and an argument for not looking too closely at people. Good plain Korean for describing tiredness and other people's reputations.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
미워하다	to hate someone, to hold something against them	그 사람을 미워하고 싶지는 않아요.I don't want to hate him.
가엾다	to be pitiful, to be pitiable	비를 맞고 선 아이가 가엾었어요.I felt sorry for the child standing in the rain.
무시무시하다	to be terrifying, to be fearsome	그 사람은 화내면 무시무시해요.He's terrifying when he gets angry.
재잘거리다	to chatter away, to prattle	아이들이 교실에서 재잘거려요.The children are chattering away in the classroom.
반하다	to fall for someone, to be smitten	첫눈에 반한 건 처음이에요.It's the first time I've fallen for someone at first sight.
쓸다	to stroke (with the hand), to sweep	엄마가 우는 아이의 등을 쓸어 주었어요.Mom stroked the crying child's back.
시시하다	to be dull, to be a letdown	기대했는데 결말이 시시했어요.I had high hopes but the ending was a letdown.
터무니없다	to be absurd, to be groundless	값이 터무니없이 비쌌어요.The price was absurdly high.
서럽다	to feel bitterly sad, to be hurt in a way that makes you cry	괜히 서러워서 눈물이 났어요.For no real reason I felt miserable and started crying.
마음씨	one's nature, the kind of heart someone has	마음씨가 고운 분이세요.She's a person with a lovely nature.
우두커니	blankly, standing or sitting there doing nothing	정류장에 우두커니 서 있었어요.I stood blankly at the bus stop.
지치다	to be worn out, to be exhausted	하루 종일 걸어서 완전히 지쳤어요.I walked all day and I'm completely worn out.
지름길	a shortcut	골목으로 가면 지름길이에요.Going through the alley is a shortcut.
손길	a touch of the hand, someone's care	따뜻한 손길이 큰 힘이 됐어요.A warm touch was a great comfort.
머리칼	hair, strands of hair	바람에 머리칼이 흩날렸어요.My hair scattered in the wind.
베다	to rest one's head on, to use as a pillow	베개를 베고 누웠어요.I lay down with my head on the pillow.
진심	one's true feelings, sincerity	진심으로 축하드려요.Congratulations, from the bottom of my heart.
차근차근	step by step, methodically	차근차근 설명해 주시겠어요?Could you explain it to me step by step?
피곤하다	to be tired, to be worn down	어제 늦게 자서 좀 피곤해요.I went to bed late yesterday so I'm a bit tired.
충분히	enough, sufficiently	어젯밤에는 잠을 충분히 잤어요.I got enough sleep last night.
약점	a weak point, a vulnerability	누구에게나 약점은 있어요.Everyone has a weak point.
공들이다	to put effort into, to take pains over	공들여 만든 요리라 더 맛있어요.It tastes better because I took pains over it.
대단하다	to be impressive, to be quite something	혼자 다 해내다니 정말 대단해요.Getting it all done alone is really impressive.