occupation; calling; livelihood
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
official business; public business
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
chogori; jeogori; short jacket traditionally worn by Koreans
to send a person on an errand
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to smile (at); to grin (at)
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person