South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
major powers of the world; great powers
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
large amount of money; great cost
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
particularly; especially; indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat; indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program; indicates the number of items or methods used
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to go out and away; to leave
by myself; in person; by oneself
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
headship of a family; family property
that is to say; so that means
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
really; truly; indeed; good grief
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of