meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
first 10 days of the month
imperial palace; capital; Keijō (Japanese colonial-era name for Seoul)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
natural (e.g. talent); innate; inborn; inherent
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
anticipation; expectation
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
the press; (in the) newspapers
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
Japan and Korea; Japanese-Korean
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
combination; union; bond; join (in relational algebra)
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
various countries; various regions; various provinces
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
true heart; inner feelings