Stray Kids · Korean · 34 words

NOEASY, Part 2

The second half of NOEASY (2021) is where the album splits into its extremes. "말할 수 없는 비밀" and "Gone Away" wash everything out in rain and aftermath, the sub-unit tracks swing from the obsession of "강박" to the sea breeze of "Surfin'", and "WOLFGANG" turns the group into a hunting pack before "애" admits to being a kid in front of someone. This set covers tracks 8 to 14: emptiness, instinct, and the vocabulary of not knowing how to act around a person you like.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
맴돌다	to hover around, to keep circling and not leave	그 말이 하루 종일 머릿속에 맴돌았다.Those words circled in my head all day.
알아채다	to notice, to catch on to something	아무도 내가 바뀐 걸 알아채지 못했어.Nobody noticed that I'd changed.
묻히다	to be buried; of a sound or voice, to be drowned out	내 목소리가 음악 소리에 묻혔다.My voice was drowned out by the music.
떨쳐내다	to shake something off, to get free of it	불안한 생각을 떨쳐내려고 산책을 나갔어요.I went for a walk to shake off the anxious thoughts.
굳다	to harden, to set firm	비가 그치고 나면 땅이 더 단단하게 굳어요.After the rain stops, the ground hardens up even firmer.
욕심	greed; wanting more than your share	욕심을 조금만 내려놓으면 편해질 거예요.If you let go of a little of that wanting, things will get easier.
덤덤하다	to be unfazed, to take something without visible feeling	결과를 듣고도 그는 덤덤한 표정이었다.Even after hearing the result, his face stayed blank.
허전하다	to feel empty, to feel something is missing	친구가 이사 가니까 동네가 허전해요.With my friend moved away, the neighborhood feels empty.
안개	fog, mist	아침에 안개가 짙어서 앞이 잘 안 보였다.The fog was thick in the morning and I could barely see ahead.
멍때리다	to space out, to sit there blankly thinking of nothing	주말엔 그냥 창밖 보면서 멍때려요.On weekends I just stare out the window and space out.
몸부림치다	to writhe, to struggle desperately to get free	그물에 걸린 물고기가 몸부림쳤다.The fish caught in the net thrashed to get free.
지새우다	to stay up through the whole night	발표 준비하느라 밤을 지새웠어요.I stayed up all night preparing the presentation.
도저히	no way, not possibly (used with a negative)	이 가격은 도저히 감당이 안 돼요.There's no way I can afford this price.
뒤덮이다	to be covered over completely	하룻밤 사이에 마당이 눈으로 뒤덮였다.Overnight the yard was covered in snow.
파도	a wave on the sea	파도가 높아서 오늘은 수영을 못 해요.The waves are high, so we can't swim today.
꼬집다	to pinch	꿈인가 싶어서 팔을 꼬집어 봤어.I pinched my arm wondering if it was a dream.
졸리다	to be sleepy	점심 먹고 나면 항상 졸려요.I always get sleepy after lunch.
노을	the glow of the sky at sunset	바다 위로 붉은 노을이 번졌다.A red sunset spread out over the sea.
저물다	to set, to draw to a close (of the day or a year)	해가 저물기 전에 내려가는 게 좋겠어요.We should head down before the sun sets.
운명	fate, destiny	우연히 만난 게 운명처럼 느껴졌어요.Meeting by chance felt like fate.
엉키다	to get tangled, to become a knot	이어폰 줄이 또 엉켰네.The earphone cord got tangled again.
흔적	a trace, a mark something left behind	방 안에 누가 있었던 흔적이 남아 있었다.There were traces in the room that someone had been there.
아물다	to heal over, to close up (of a wound)	상처가 아무는 데 일주일쯤 걸렸어요.The cut took about a week to heal over.
외면하다	to turn away from something, to refuse to face it	불편한 사실을 계속 외면할 수는 없어요.You can't keep turning away from an uncomfortable fact.
물들다	to be dyed, to take on a color or influence	산이 온통 붉게 물들었어요.The whole mountain has turned red.
견디다	to endure, to bear something	이 정도 추위는 견딜 만해요.Cold like this is bearable.
사냥꾼	a hunter	옛날에는 이 숲에 사냥꾼들이 자주 왔대요.They say hunters used to come to this forest often.
죄책감	guilt, a guilty conscience	거짓말한 게 계속 죄책감으로 남았어요.Lying about it left me feeling guilty ever since.
본능	instinct	위험을 느끼면 본능적으로 몸이 먼저 반응해요.When you sense danger, your body reacts on instinct first.
눈빛	the look in someone's eyes	말은 안 했지만 눈빛으로 다 알 수 있었어.They said nothing, but I could tell everything from their eyes.
어이없다	to be absurd, so ridiculous you can't respond	그런 변명을 하다니 진짜 어이없다.Making an excuse like that is just absurd.
어리광을 부리다	to act babyish toward someone so they'll indulge you	다 커서도 엄마한테는 어리광을 부려요.Even all grown up, I still act like a baby around my mom.
어리숙하다	to be naive, not quite sharp or worldly yet	처음엔 어리숙해 보였는데 알고 보니 아니더라.He seemed naive at first, but it turned out he wasn't.
착각	a mistaken impression, getting something wrong in your head	내가 이긴 줄 알았는데 착각이었어.I thought I'd won, but I had it wrong.