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Dawn

Dawn is The Rose's 2018 EP and the richest Korean source in their catalogue. The four tracks move from the flirtatious curiosity of "I Don't Know You" through the grey downpour of "She's In The Rain" and the numbed goodbye of "Take Me Down" to the sleepless circling of "불면증". The vocabulary here is weather, exhaustion and memory: fog, raindrops, loneliness, traces left behind and nights that will not end.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
청바지	jeans, denim trousers	그 애는 오늘도 청바지 차림이었어.She was in jeans again today.
눈웃음	a smile made with the eyes; a flirtatious glance	그 눈웃음 하나에 하루가 밝아졌다.That one smiling glance brightened my whole day.
건네다	to hand over; to offer a word to someone	그녀가 나에게 짧은 인사를 건넸다.She offered me a short greeting.
의미	meaning, significance you read into something	나는 사소한 인사에도 의미를 찾으려 했다.I tried to find significance even in a trivial greeting.
궁금하다	to be curious, to want to know	네가 어떤 사람인지 자꾸 궁금해져.I keep getting curious about what kind of person you are.
집착하다	to fixate on, to be unable to let go of	나도 모르게 그 사람에게 집착하고 있었다.Without realising it, I had become fixated on him.
안개	fog, mist	새벽부터 도시에 안개가 짙게 깔렸다.Fog lay thick over the city from dawn.
두렵다	to be afraid, to dread something	혼자 남겨지는 게 제일 두렵다.Being left alone is what I dread most.
쫓다	to chase, to pursue something you want	우리는 오래 그 목표를 쫓아왔다.We chased that goal for a long time.
꿈	a dream, in both senses — sleeping and hoping	포기했던 꿈이 자꾸 나를 붙잡는다.The dream I gave up keeps holding on to me.
대답	an answer, a reply	몇 번을 물어도 대답이 돌아오지 않았다.No matter how many times I asked, no answer came back.
쏟아지다	to pour down, to come flooding out	창밖으로 비가 세차게 쏟아진다.Rain is pouring down hard outside the window.
외로움	loneliness	밤이 길어질수록 외로움이 커졌다.The longer the night grew, the greater the loneliness.
아름답다	beautiful	그때의 너는 정말 아름다웠다.You really were beautiful back then.
버겁다	too much to handle, more than one can bear	요즘은 하루하루가 조금 버겁다.These days each day feels a little too much to handle.
흔적	a trace, a mark left behind	방 안에 네 흔적이 아직 남아 있다.Traces of you still remain in the room.
아프다	to hurt, to ache — physically or in the heart	괜찮은 척했지만 사실은 많이 아팠어.I acted fine, but honestly it hurt a lot.
문	a door — here, the one closing on the heart	그는 아무 말 없이 문을 닫았다.He closed the door without a word.
억지로	forcibly, against one's will	억지로 웃어 보여도 티가 났다.Even forcing a smile, it showed.
실수	a mistake, a slip you cannot take back	그때의 실수를 아직도 후회하고 있어.I still regret the mistake I made back then.
기억	a memory, what one still holds of the past	그날의 기억이 점점 흐릿해진다.The memory of that day is slowly growing faint.
벗어나다	to break free, to get out of something	이 답답한 상황에서 벗어나고 싶어.I want to break free from this stifling situation.
불	fire or a light — something that can go out	방의 불을 끄고 한참을 앉아 있었다.I turned off the light in the room and sat there a long while.
피하다	to avoid, to dodge	나는 그 질문을 계속 피하고 있었다.I kept avoiding that question.
무뎌지다	to grow numb, to become dull to pain	반복되다 보니 감정도 무뎌졌다.After so much repetition, even my feelings went numb.
말투	one's tone or manner of speaking	요즘 그의 말투가 유난히 차가웠다.His tone has been unusually cold lately.
머무르다	to stay, to remain somewhere instead of moving on	그 도시에 오래 머무를 생각은 없었다.I had no intention of staying long in that city.
잡다	to grab, to hold on to someone	떠나려는 그의 손을 잡지 못했다.I could not grab the hand of the man who was leaving.
어느새	before you know it, without noticing	어느새 계절이 완전히 바뀌어 있었다.Before I knew it, the season had completely changed.
집어삼키다	to swallow whole, to engulf	불안이 나를 통째로 집어삼켰다.Anxiety swallowed me whole.
흔들림	a wavering, an unsteady shaking	작은 흔들림에도 마음이 무너졌다.Even a small wavering broke me down.
이미	already, by now	이미 밤이 깊었는데 눈이 말똥말똥해.It is already late at night, but I am wide awake.
어떡하다	to do what — what on earth to do about it	너 없이 나는 이제 어떡하죠?What am I supposed to do now, without you?
잠	sleep	새벽 세 시가 넘도록 잠이 오지 않는다.Sleep will not come even past three in the morning.
설치다	to sleep badly, to toss through a night without proper rest	어젯밤에도 잠을 설치고 늦게 일어났다.Last night too I slept badly and got up late.

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