The Rose · Korean · 31 words
Void
Void is The Rose's 2018 debut EP, and its three new songs sit at opposite ends of one relationship. "Candy (so good)" turns desire into something sweet that melts too fast, "BABY" watches a couple drift apart under starlight and a half-lit moon, and "I.L.Y." answers both with warmth and reassurance. The vocabulary here covers sweetness and impatience, gazes and goodbyes, and the quiet comfort words the band returns to again and again.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 헤매다 | to wander, to drift around lost | 나는 하루 종일 낯선 골목을 헤맸어.I wandered around unfamiliar alleys all day. |
| 달콤하다 | to be sweet, in taste or in feeling | 이 사탕은 생각보다 훨씬 달콤해.This candy is much sweeter than I expected. |
| 한입 | one bite, a single mouthful | 한입만 먹어 봐도 괜찮을까?Would it be okay if I had just one bite? |
| 녹다 | to melt away | 초콜릿이 내 손에서 다 녹았어.The chocolate melted completely in my hand. |
| 사라지다 | to vanish, to disappear | 그 향기가 금방 사라져 버렸어.That scent vanished in no time. |
| 입맞춤 | a kiss | 짧은 입맞춤 하나에 얼굴이 빨개졌어.One short kiss made my face turn red. |
| 딱딱하다 | to be stiff or unyielding, of a person or a reaction | 네 대답이 오늘따라 너무 딱딱했어.Your answer was so stiff today. |
| 아껴주다 | to treasure someone, to treat them tenderly | 나는 너를 오래오래 아껴주고 싶어.I want to cherish you for a long, long time. |
| 맘 | heart, feelings (a softer, spoken form of 마음) | 내 맘이 자꾸 너에게 기울어.My heart keeps leaning toward you. |
| 앞서가다 | to run ahead, to get ahead of oneself | 내 감정이 늘 나보다 앞서가.My feelings always run ahead of me. |
| 늦다 | to be too late | 지금 돌이키기엔 이미 늦었어.It's already too late to turn back now. |
| 밤하늘 | the night sky | 밤하늘이 오늘은 유난히 맑네.The night sky is unusually clear tonight. |
| 별빛 | starlight | 창밖에서 별빛이 조용히 들어와.Starlight comes in quietly from outside the window. |
| 바라보다 | to gaze at, to look at steadily | 나는 말없이 너를 바라보고 있었어.I was gazing at you without a word. |
| 이별 | a parting, a breakup | 우리에게도 이별이 다가온 것 같아.It feels like a parting is coming for us too. |
| 떨리다 | to tremble, to shake with nerves | 네 앞에 서면 손끝이 떨려.My fingertips tremble when I stand in front of you. |
| 시선 | gaze, the direction someone is looking | 네 시선이 자꾸 나를 피하는 것 같아.Your gaze seems to keep avoiding me. |
| 먼저 | first, before the other person does | 이번엔 네가 먼저 솔직하게 얘기해 줘.This time, you be honest with me first. |
| 어색하다 | to be awkward, stiff between people | 우리 사이가 요즘 좀 어색해졌어.Things have gotten a bit awkward between us lately. |
| 빈자리 | an empty seat, the space someone left behind | 네가 앉던 빈자리가 너무 크게 느껴져.The empty seat where you used to sit feels so big. |
| 반쪽 | a half, one side of something whole | 오늘 달은 반쪽만 보이네.Only half of the moon is visible tonight. |
| 떠나가다 | to leave and go away for good | 내가 조용히 떠나갈 테니까 울지 마.I'll leave quietly, so don't cry. |
| 가득 | full, filled to the brim | 방 안이 네 향기로 가득해.The room is full of your scent. |
| 혼자 | alone, by oneself | 혼자 보내는 밤이 제일 길어.The nights I spend alone are the longest. |
| 괜히 | for no particular reason, needlessly | 네 소식만 들으면 괜히 설레.Just hearing news about you makes my heart flutter for no reason. |
| 불안하다 | to feel uneasy, anxious | 연락이 없으면 자꾸 불안해.I keep feeling anxious when there's no word from you. |
| 흐릿하다 | to be blurry, faint, hazy | 그날 기억이 이제 흐릿해졌어.The memory of that day has gone hazy now. |
| 따뜻하다 | to be warm, in temperature or in kindness | 네 손은 늘 나보다 따뜻해.Your hands are always warmer than mine. |
| 남겨지다 | to be left behind, to be the one left alone | 모두가 떠난 교실에 나만 남겨졌어.Everyone left and I was the only one still there. |
| 편안하다 | to feel at ease, comfortable | 네 곁에 있으면 마음이 편안해.When I'm beside you, my heart feels at ease. |
| 안아주다 | to hold someone, to give them a hug | 말없이 그냥 한 번 안아줘.Just hold me once, without saying anything. |
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