TVXQ · Korean · 30 words

왜 (Keep Your Head Down), Part 1

The first half of the 2011 album that relaunched TVXQ as a duo after three members left. The title track is defiant and unusually direct, Maximum is about refusing the walls built around you, and Rumor is about gossip poisoning a relationship. Crazy and Honey Funny Bunny lighten the mood considerably. Vocabulary for confrontation, misunderstanding and standing your ground.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
찢어지다	to tear, rip, be torn apart	봉투가 찢어져서 안이 다 보였어요.The envelope tore and you could see everything inside.
착각	a mistaken belief, a delusion, getting it wrong	제가 날짜를 착각했나 봐요.I think I got the date wrong.
타이르다	to reason with someone gently, admonish kindly	선생님이 아이를 차분히 타일렀어요.The teacher calmly talked the child round.
늘어놓다	to lay out, spread about; to rattle on	책상에 물건을 잔뜩 늘어놓았어요.I spread a load of things out over the desk.
탁하다	to be cloudy, murky, muddied	비가 온 뒤라 강물이 탁해요.The river is murky after the rain.
말문이 막히다	to be lost for words, be struck dumb	너무 황당해서 말문이 막혔어요.It was so absurd I was lost for words.
상관없다	to not matter, be beside the point	가격은 상관없으니 좋은 걸로 주세요.Price doesn't matter — just give me a good one.
꺼내다	to take out; to bring up a subject	그 얘기를 꺼내기가 조심스러웠어요.I was wary of bringing that subject up.
그만하다	to stop, quit, leave it there	오늘은 이만 그만하고 쉬어요.Let's stop here for today and rest.
막다	to block, cover, stop something	손으로 입을 막고 기침했어요.I covered my mouth with my hand and coughed.
성벽	a fortress wall, city wall	오래된 성벽을 따라 걸었어요.I walked along the old city wall.
안락함	comfort, ease, cosiness	익숙한 안락함을 버리기가 어려웠어요.It was hard to give up familiar comforts.
한계	a limit, boundary	체력의 한계를 느꼈어요.I felt the limits of my stamina.
탑	a tower, pagoda	언덕 위에 오래된 탑이 서 있어요.An old pagoda stands on the hill.
진정	truly, genuinely, really	진정 원하는 게 뭔지 생각해 보세요.Think about what you truly want.
직설적이다	to be blunt, direct, straight to the point	그는 늘 직설적이어서 오해를 사기도 해요.He's so blunt that it sometimes causes misunderstandings.
책임지다	to take responsibility for something	제가 이 일을 책임지겠습니다.I'll take responsibility for this.
어지럽다	to be dizzy, giddy; to be in disarray	일어나다가 갑자기 어지러웠어요.I got dizzy suddenly as I stood up.
마주치다	to run into someone; to meet someone's eyes	복도에서 그 사람과 눈이 마주쳤어요.Our eyes met in the corridor.
최면	hypnosis, a trance	그 목소리에 최면에 걸린 것 같았어요.That voice put me into something like a trance.
달래다	to soothe, calm, comfort someone	우는 아이를 한참 달랬어요.I spent a while soothing the crying child.
상큼하다	to be fresh, zesty, refreshing	레몬 향이 상큼해요.The lemon scent is refreshing.
진하다	to be strong, deep, concentrated	커피를 좀 진하게 내려 주세요.Please make the coffee a bit stronger.
애타다	to burn with longing or worry, be on tenterhooks	연락이 없어서 애타게 기다렸어요.There was no word, so I waited anxiously.
볼	the cheek, especially the soft fleshy part	아기 볼이 통통해요.The baby has chubby cheeks.
빈말	empty words, something said without meaning it	빈말이 아니라 정말 잘했어요.I'm not just saying it — you really did well.
떠돌다	to drift about; for a rumour to circulate	이상한 소문이 떠돌고 있어요.A strange rumour is going around.
부풀리다	to inflate, blow up, exaggerate	이야기를 너무 부풀리지 마세요.Don't exaggerate the story so much.
솔깃하다	to sound tempting, to prick up one's ears at	제안이 솔깃해서 한참 고민했어요.The offer was tempting, so I thought about it for a while.
함정	a trap, a pitfall	그 질문에는 함정이 있었어요.There was a catch in that question.