TVXQ · Korean · 30 words

Rising Sun, Part 2

The second half of Rising Sun (2005), and the album's heaviest stretch. Dangerous Mind confronts domestic violence and Free Your Mind is an outright protest song about greed and injustice, while One, Love Is... and 작은 고백 return to devotion and nerves. 약속했던 그때에 closes the record on a memory that will not fade. The vocabulary here is unusually adult for a 2005 idol album: nightmares, defeat, hardship, doubt.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
칼날	the blade or edge of a knife	칼날이 무뎌서 잘 안 썰려요.The blade is dull, so it doesn't cut well.
악몽	a nightmare	어젯밤에 악몽을 꿔서 잠을 설쳤어요.I had a nightmare last night and slept badly.
짓밟다	to trample, stamp on, crush underfoot	누군가 화단의 꽃을 짓밟고 갔어요.Someone trampled the flowers in the flowerbed.
시들다	to wilt, wither, fade	물을 안 줬더니 화분이 다 시들었어요.I didn't water it, so the whole plant wilted.
외면하다	to turn away from, refuse to face	불편한 진실을 외면하면 안 돼요.You shouldn't look away from an uncomfortable truth.
어느새	before you know it, all of a sudden	어느새 계절이 바뀌었네요.The season has changed before I even noticed.
비치다	to be reflected, to shine through	유리창에 내 얼굴이 비쳤어요.My face was reflected in the window.
지난날	bygone days, the past	지난날을 후회해도 소용없어요.There's no use regretting the past.
머무르다	to stay, remain, linger	서울에 이틀만 머무를 예정이에요.I'm planning to stay in Seoul for just two days.
넘어서다	to go beyond, cross over, surpass	한계를 넘어서는 순간이 있었어요.There was a moment when I went past my limits.
안절부절못하다	to be restless with anxiety, unable to sit still	면접을 기다리며 안절부절못했어요.I couldn't sit still waiting for my interview.
답장	a reply to a letter or message	메일 답장이 아직 안 왔어요.I still haven't had a reply to my email.
아낌없이	without holding back, unsparingly	선생님은 아낌없이 도와주셨어요.My teacher helped me without holding anything back.
유치하다	to be childish, corny, immature	그런 농담은 좀 유치해요.That kind of joke is a bit childish.
안부	news of how someone is; regards	부모님께 안부 전해 주세요.Please give my regards to your parents.
부귀영화	wealth and glory, worldly success	그는 부귀영화를 버리고 시골로 갔어요.He gave up wealth and status and moved to the countryside.
사로잡히다	to be captivated by; to be gripped or held captive	그 풍경에 완전히 사로잡혔어요.I was completely captivated by that view.
사소하다	to be trivial, minor, petty	사소한 일로 다투지 마세요.Don't fight over trivial things.
시달리다	to suffer from, be tormented or plagued by	요즘 불면증에 시달리고 있어요.I've been suffering from insomnia lately.
욕심	greed, wanting too much	욕심을 조금 내려놓으면 편해져요.Life gets easier if you let go of some of your greed.
고민하다	to agonise over, worry about, mull over	진로 때문에 오래 고민했어요.I agonised over my career path for a long time.
맴돌다	to circle around, hover, keep going in circles	그 말이 하루 종일 머릿속에서 맴돌았어요.Those words went round in my head all day.
의심하다	to doubt, suspect	저는 그 사람을 의심한 적이 없어요.I've never doubted that person.
쌓이다	to pile up, accumulate	책상에 서류가 잔뜩 쌓였어요.Paperwork has piled up all over my desk.
닦다	to wipe, polish, clean off	안경을 닦고 다시 써 봤어요.I wiped my glasses and put them back on.
가리다	to block, cover, screen from view	손으로 햇빛을 가리고 앞을 봤어요.I shaded my eyes from the sun and looked ahead.
초라하다	to look shabby, wretched, pitiful	비를 맞아서 모습이 조금 초라했어요.I'd been caught in the rain and looked a bit bedraggled.
주체하다	to control or manage oneself or one's feelings	눈물을 주체할 수가 없었어요.I couldn't hold back my tears.
선명하다	to be vivid, sharp, clearly defined	그날의 기억이 아직도 선명해요.My memory of that day is still vivid.
저며들다	to cut deep into one, to pierce (of sorrow)	그 이야기가 가슴에 저며들었어요.That story cut right into my heart.