TVXQ · Korean · 36 words

Tri-Angle

TVXQ's 2004 debut album, recorded when the five members were still teenagers. It swings between straightforward first-love songs (믿어요, 내 여자친구가 되어줄래?) and unusually heavy material for a rookie group — the title track is a protest song about a world that prices human life, and Million Men attacks living for money. The vocabulary covers courtship, gratitude, childhood memory, and a surprising amount of social criticism.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
경솔하다	to be rash, thoughtless, hasty	그렇게 경솔하게 결정하면 나중에 후회해요.If you decide that rashly, you'll regret it later.
감추다	to hide, conceal something	그는 실망한 표정을 감추지 못했다.He couldn't hide his disappointed expression.
두려움	fear, dread	무대에 서기 전에는 늘 두려움이 커요.The fear is always strong right before I go on stage.
설레임	a flutter of excitement, butterflies	첫 출근 날의 설레임이 아직 기억나요.I still remember the excitement of my first day at work.
햇살	sunlight, rays of sun	창가에 앉아 따뜻한 햇살을 쬐었어요.I sat by the window soaking up the warm sunlight.
상처	a wound; emotional hurt	그 말이 마음에 깊은 상처를 남겼어요.Those words left a deep wound.
뒷모습	the sight of someone from behind, a receding figure	떠나는 친구의 뒷모습을 오래 바라봤다.I watched my friend's back for a long time as she left.
용서하다	to forgive	실수한 저를 용서해 주세요.Please forgive me for my mistake.
자비	mercy, compassion	판사는 그에게 자비를 베풀지 않았다.The judge showed him no mercy.
추락하다	to plummet, crash, fall sharply	회사 주가가 하루 만에 추락했어요.The company's share price plummeted in a single day.
상실감	a sense of loss	이사한 뒤로 큰 상실감을 느꼈어요.I felt a real sense of loss after moving away.
헤매다	to wander, roam, be lost	길을 몰라서 한 시간이나 헤맸어요.I didn't know the way, so I wandered around for an hour.
수줍다	to be shy, bashful	그 아이는 낯선 사람 앞에서 수줍어해요.That child gets shy in front of strangers.
허전하다	to feel empty, to miss something that's gone	가족이 다 떠나니 집이 허전하네요.With the family all gone, the house feels empty.
지루하다	to be boring, tedious	회의가 너무 길고 지루했어요.The meeting was far too long and boring.
웃어넘기다	to laugh something off, brush it aside	친구의 짓궂은 농담을 그냥 웃어넘겼어요.I just laughed off my friend's teasing joke.
미련	lingering attachment, unfinished feelings	헤어진 사람에게 아직 미련이 남았어요.I still have lingering feelings for my ex.
덧없다	to be fleeting, transient, empty	청춘은 덧없이 지나가 버려요.Youth slips away before you know it.
집착	obsession, clinging to something	결과에 대한 집착을 조금 내려놓으세요.Let go of your obsession with the outcome a little.
이기심	selfishness	그런 이기심 때문에 팀이 무너졌어요.That kind of selfishness is what broke the team.
모질다	to be harsh, cruel, unfeeling	그렇게 모진 말을 할 필요는 없었어요.There was no need to say something so cruel.
방황	wandering, drifting without direction	이십 대에는 긴 방황의 시간을 보냈어요.I spent a long stretch of my twenties adrift.
거칠다	to be rough, harsh, coarse	바다가 거칠어서 배가 못 떠났어요.The sea was rough, so the boat couldn't leave.
세월	time, the passing years	세월이 참 빠르게 지나가네요.The years really do go by fast.
태연하다	to be composed, unfazed, act as if nothing happened	그는 아무 일 없다는 듯 태연하게 대답했다.He answered calmly, as if nothing had happened.
서투르다	to be clumsy at, unpractised, awkward	아직 운전이 서툴러서 조심하고 있어요.I'm still a clumsy driver, so I'm being careful.
말투	a way of speaking, tone of voice	그 사람은 말투가 참 부드러워요.That person has a really gentle way of speaking.
멀어지다	to grow distant, drift apart	바쁘다 보니 친구들과 멀어졌어요.Life got busy and I drifted apart from my friends.
꼬마	a little kid, small child	옆집 꼬마가 인사를 하고 갔어요.The little kid from next door said hello and went off.
반딧불	a firefly, the glow of a firefly	여름밤에 반딧불을 처음 봤어요.I saw fireflies for the first time on a summer night.
씩씩하다	to be plucky, brave, spirited	아이가 씩씩하게 혼자 걸어갔어요.The child walked off on his own, brave as anything.
짓궂다	to be mischievous, teasing	형이 자꾸 짓궂은 장난을 쳐요.My older brother keeps playing mischievous pranks.
탓하다	to blame someone or something	남을 탓하기 전에 자신을 돌아보세요.Look at yourself before you blame others.
위로하다	to comfort, console	속상해하는 친구를 한참 위로했어요.I spent a while comforting my upset friend.
모험	an adventure; a risky undertaking	낯선 도시를 걷는 건 작은 모험이에요.Walking around an unfamiliar city is a small adventure.
애쓰다	to make an effort, try hard, take pains	결과보다 애쓴 과정이 더 중요해요.The effort you put in matters more than the result.