IM HERO, Part 1

IM HERO (2022) is Lim Young Woong's first full-length album, and its first half runs from a ballad about wanting to meet a lost love again, through a tribute to an ageing father, to a rap-tinged break-up track. The vocabulary here is the language of regret, comfort and promise: sighing, holding out, getting worn down, consoling someone. A lighter road-trip song adds everyday words for packing a bag and getting out of the city.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
한숨	a sigh	시험 결과를 보고 한숨이 나왔어요.I let out a sigh when I saw my exam results.
시리다	to be bitingly cold, to ache with cold	겨울바람에 손끝이 시려요.My fingertips ache in the winter wind.
하염없이	endlessly, on and on without being able to stop	창밖을 하염없이 바라봤어요.I just kept gazing out the window.
떳떳하다	to have nothing to be ashamed of, to be able to hold one's head up	거짓말을 안 했으니까 저는 떳떳해요.I didn't lie, so I have nothing to be ashamed of.
쏟아지다	to pour down, to come flooding out	갑자기 비가 쏟아져서 옷이 다 젖었어요.It suddenly poured, and my clothes got soaked.
서럽다	to feel sorrowful and hard done by	혼자 아플 때가 제일 서러워요.Being sick all alone is when I feel the most sorry for myself.
평범하다	to be ordinary, to be nothing special	평범한 하루가 제일 소중해요.An ordinary day is the most precious kind.
배낭	a backpack	배낭에 물이랑 간식을 넣었어요.I put water and snacks in my backpack.
답답하다	to feel stifled, to feel cooped up	하루 종일 집에만 있으니까 답답해요.I feel cooped up after staying home all day.
벗어나다	to get out of, to get away from	주말에는 도시를 벗어나고 싶어요.On weekends I want to get out of the city.
무뎌지다	to grow dull, to become numb to things	바쁘게 지내다 보면 감정이 무뎌져요.When you stay busy for too long, your feelings go numb.
챙기다	to pack, to make sure to take along	나갈 때 우산 꼭 챙기세요.Make sure you take an umbrella when you go out.
곱다	to be lovely, to be fair and delicate	할머니는 지금도 피부가 곱고 깨끗하세요.Grandma's skin is still fair and clear.
스며들다	to seep in, to work its way in gradually	그 노래가 조금씩 마음에 스며들었어요.That song worked its way into my heart little by little.
떨리다	to tremble; to feel nervous or fluttery	발표 전에는 항상 마음이 떨려요.I always get nervous before a presentation.
당장	right now, right away	지금 당장 출발해야 해요.We have to leave right now.
바치다	to devote, to give up everything for	그분은 평생을 음악에 바쳤어요.He devoted his whole life to music.
돌아보다	to look back, to turn and look	누가 불러서 뒤를 돌아봤어요.Someone called me, so I turned to look.
쓸쓸하다	to feel lonely and forlorn	친구들이 다 가고 나니 좀 쓸쓸하네요.Now that my friends have all left, it feels a bit lonely.
지치다	to be worn out, to be exhausted	요즘 일이 많아서 많이 지쳤어요.I've had so much work lately that I'm worn out.
위로하다	to comfort, to console	우는 친구를 조용히 위로해 줬어요.I quietly comforted my friend, who was crying.
헤매다	to wander around lost	길을 잃어서 한 시간이나 헤맸어요.I got lost and wandered around for a whole hour.
뽑다	to pull out, to pluck	엄마가 흰머리를 뽑아 달라고 하셨어요.Mom asked me to pluck out her grey hairs.
시절	days, a period of one's life	학생 시절이 가끔 그리워요.I sometimes miss my student days.
주름	a wrinkle	웃을 때 눈가에 주름이 생겨요.I get wrinkles around my eyes when I smile.
견디다	to endure, to hold out	조금만 더 견디면 주말이에요.Hold out a little longer and it's the weekend.
활짝	with a wide, bright smile; wide open	아이가 선물을 받고 활짝 웃었어요.The child got a present and beamed.
회복되다	to recover, to heal	푹 쉬었더니 몸이 많이 회복됐어요.I rested well, and my body has recovered a lot.
빈자리	an empty place; the gap someone leaves behind	그가 이사 간 뒤로 빈자리가 크게 느껴져요.Since he moved away, I really feel the gap he left.
잔인하다	to be cruel	그런 말은 너무 잔인해요.Saying something like that is too cruel.
지독하다	to be severe, to be vicious	이번 감기는 정말 지독하네요.This cold is really vicious.
미련	lingering attachment, not being able to let go	이미 끝난 일에 미련을 두지 마세요.Don't cling to something that's already over.
궁금하다	to wonder, to be curious about	요즘 어떻게 지내는지 궁금해요.I wonder how you've been doing lately.

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