(South) Korean cooking; (South) Korean food
mixture of soy sauce and vinegar
hard (esp. of hardball, tennis, etc.)
Libra (constellation); the Scales
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
new product; new line (of products)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to have time free; to have time to spare
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
formal marriage interview
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
female high-school student
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly