TVXQ · Korean · 31 words

왜 (Keep Your Head Down), Part 2

The second half of the 2011 album plus the two new Before U Go tracks added to the March repackage. Our Game answers TVXQ's critics directly, 아테나 is the grand OST-scale track about a world needing saving, and Journey is a straightforward holiday daydream. The repackage tracks close the set with the album's most quoted line, 이것만은 알고가. Vocabulary for standing firm, letting go and admitting fault.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
걷히다	to lift, clear away (of fog, darkness, cloud)	안개가 걷히고 산이 보였어요.The fog lifted and the mountain came into view.
조명	lighting, a light	조명을 조금 어둡게 해 주세요.Please dim the lighting a little.
일부러	on purpose, deliberately; going out of one's way	일부러 늦게 간 건 아니에요.I didn't arrive late on purpose.
재촉하다	to hurry someone along, urge on	택시 기사님을 재촉하지 마세요.Don't rush the taxi driver.
열병	a fever; a burning infatuation	그 시절 사랑은 짧은 열병 같았어요.Love back then was like a brief fever.
건재하다	to be still going strong, still standing	그 가게는 30년째 건재해요.That shop is still going strong after thirty years.
견고하다	to be solid, sturdy, firmly built	다리가 견고하게 지어졌어요.The bridge was built solidly.
해바라기	a sunflower	밭에 해바라기가 가득 피었어요.The field was full of sunflowers in bloom.
모방하다	to imitate, copy, mimic	남을 모방하지 말고 자기 색을 찾으세요.Don't imitate others — find your own style.
방패	a shield	그는 늘 팀의 방패 역할을 했어요.He always acted as the team's shield.
독하다	to be tough, hard-headed; to be strong or harsh	마음먹으면 정말 독하게 해내요.Once she decides, she sees it through relentlessly.
자랑스럽다	to be proud of something or someone	네가 정말 자랑스러워.I'm really proud of you.
천국	heaven, a heavenly place	이 서점은 책 좋아하는 사람에겐 천국이에요.For book lovers this shop is heaven.
매번	every time, each and every occasion	매번 늦어서 죄송해요.I'm sorry for being late every time.
회색	grey (the colour)	회색 코트를 하나 샀어요.I bought a grey coat.
쓴웃음	a bitter or wry smile	그 말에 쓴웃음만 나왔어요.All I could manage at that was a wry smile.
맞서다	to stand up to, confront, face off against	부당한 요구에 맞서기로 했어요.I decided to stand up to the unfair demand.
구원하다	to save, rescue, deliver	그 책이 저를 구원해 준 셈이에요.That book was what saved me, in a way.
탐욕	greed, avarice	탐욕이 결국 그를 무너뜨렸어요.Greed brought him down in the end.
새파랗다	to be deep blue, vividly blue	가을 하늘이 새파랗게 개었어요.The autumn sky cleared to a deep blue.
접어두다	to set aside, put on hold, shelve	그 계획은 잠시 접어두기로 했어요.We decided to shelve that plan for now.
쏟아지다	to pour down, come flooding out	창문으로 햇빛이 쏟아졌어요.Sunlight poured in through the window.
던지다	to throw, toss, cast	아이가 공을 멀리 던졌어요.The child threw the ball a long way.
연리지	two trees grown together at the branch — a symbol of inseparable love	두 나무가 연리지처럼 붙어 자랐어요.The two trees grew fused together at the branch.
인정하다	to acknowledge, admit, recognise	제 잘못을 인정합니다.I admit my mistake.
단단하다	to be hard, firm, solid	얼음이 단단하게 얼었어요.The ice has frozen solid.
베이다	to get cut (by something sharp)	종이에 손가락이 베였어요.I cut my finger on the paper.
부담스럽다	to feel like too much, be a burden or pressure	그런 큰 선물은 좀 부담스러워요.Such a big present feels like too much.
다스리다	to govern; to master or control one's feelings	화를 다스리는 법을 배우고 있어요.I'm learning how to manage my anger.
미처	not fully, not until it was too late to realise	그럴 줄은 미처 몰랐어요.I had no idea it would turn out like that.
떨쳐버리다	to shake off, throw off, rid oneself of	불안한 마음을 떨쳐버리려고 걸었어요.I walked to shake off my anxiety.