TWICE · Korean · 30 words

Feel Special

Feel Special (2019) is about the person who makes the bad days survivable. The title track goes from nobody to somebody in one sentence, "RAINBOW" and "GET LOUD" push back, "TRICK IT" plans a surprise, "LOVE FOOLISH" is love that hurts, and "21:29" thanks the fans directly. Vocabulary for low days, self-worth, and gratitude.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
초라하다	to be shabby, to feel small and worthless	초라한 기분이 들 때가 있어요.There are days I feel small and worthless.
주저앉다	to slump down, to sink to the ground	세상이 저를 주저앉혀도 다시 일어날게요.Even if the world knocks me down, I'll get back up.
찌르다	to stab, to pierce	아픈 말들이 저를 찔러요.Hurtful words cut right into me.
햇살	sunlight, sunshine	햇살 한 줌 없는 날에도 괜찮아요.I'm all right even on days without a scrap of sunshine.
떨구다	to drop, to lower (one's head or gaze)	고개를 떨구는 날이 있어요.There are days when my head hangs low.
얽매이다	to be tied down, to be bound by something	틀에 박힌 감정에 얽매이기 싫어요.I don't want to be bound by boxed-in feelings.
가치	value, worth	너는 그 자체로 충분한 가치가 있어요.You're worth plenty just as you are.
숙이다	to bow, to lower (one's head)	고개 숙이지 말고 앞을 보세요.Don't lower your head, look ahead.
구하다	to rescue, to save someone	저를 여기서 구해 주세요.Save me from here.
가두다	to lock up, to confine	자기 자신을 가둬 두지 마세요.Don't shut yourself in.
절벽	a cliff	제 눈에는 절벽 끝처럼 보여요.To me it looks like the edge of a cliff.
포장	packaging, wrapping something up	화려하게 포장된 거짓말이었어요.It was a lie wrapped up in fancy packaging.
거칠다	to be rough, to be coarse	거친 말은 쉽게 나오죠.Harsh words come out easily.
위태롭다	to be perilous, to be precarious	위태롭게 쌓아 올린 도미노 같아요.It's like a row of dominoes stacked precariously.
미로	a maze, a labyrinth	결국 혼자 미로에서 길을 잃었어요.In the end you lost your way alone in the maze.
일탈	breaking out of routine, going off the rails a bit	가끔은 작은 일탈이 필요해요.Sometimes you need a small escape from routine.
각본	a script, a scenario	너를 위해 짜여진 각본이에요.It's a script written just for you.
속이다	to deceive, to trick someone	달콤하게 너를 속여 볼래요.I'm going to trick you, sweetly.
빈틈없다	to be flawless, to leave no gaps	빈틈없는 준비를 끝냈어요.I've finished preparing, leaving no gaps.
아슬아슬하다	to be nail-bitingly close, to be on a knife edge	들킬 듯 말 듯 아슬아슬해요.It's on a knife edge, about to be found out.
미워하다	to hate, to resent someone	빠져들수록 너를 미워하게 돼요.The deeper I fall, the more I resent you.
낯설다	to be unfamiliar, to feel strange	이 낯선 감정이 무서워요.This unfamiliar feeling frightens me.
해롭다	to be harmful, to be bad for you	할수록 해로운 사랑이에요.It's a love that does more harm the longer it lasts.
어김없이	without fail, every single time	어김없이 또 너에게 끌려요.Without fail I'm drawn to you again.
덕분	thanks to someone, owing to	다 네 덕분이라고 말해 줬어요.You told me it was all thanks to me.
머나멀다	to be far, far away	머나먼 추억이 되더라도 괜찮아요.It's fine even if this becomes a distant memory.
희미하다	to be faint, to be dim	우리 시간이 희미해져도 잊지 않을게요.Even if our time together fades, I won't forget.
전하다	to convey, to pass a message on	이 마음을 어떻게 전할까요?How should I get these feelings across?
한계	a limit, a boundary	한계 따위는 부수고 나갈 거예요.I'm going to smash right through any limits.
되돌리다	to turn back, to undo	지나간 시간은 되돌릴 수 없어요.Time that has passed can't be turned back.