spongiform; spongelike; spongy
basic state; basic status
yangban; traditional ruling class of Korea during the Joseon dynasty
temporary dwelling; this transient world
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)
heavy, thick, long, and big (products, esp. industrial); massive and heavy; heavy (industry)
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
one's own faction (of a party)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
creating anew; recreation; re-creation
to tie; to bind; to fasten
(enervating) attraction to books or learning
comeback (e.g. in business); reinstatement; second blooming (in a season); reflowering; reflorescence
supplementary information
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
dry provisions; dried food; dried goods; groceries
to shirk one's responsibility
written question; questionnaire
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
to kowtow (to bow from a kneeling position such that the forehead touches the ground); to prostrate oneself; to give a deep, reverent bow
to hang (hold) back; to hold off; to refrain; to jot down a note
singing, dancing and music; (public) entertainment; performing arts
executive power; authority
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)