금강산
Diamond Mountains, Kŭmgang Mountains (in North Korea)
대도시
big city, metropolis
보석상
jewelry shop
산맥
mountain range
태백산맥
the T’aebaek Mountains
록키 산맥
the Rocky Mountains
세계
world, the world
소도시
small city
고등학교
high school
중학교
middle school
초등학교
elementary school
점
point, dot, mark
점수
grade mark
총장
president (of university)
학장
dean (at university)
공산주의
communism
민주주의
democracy
사건〔사껀〕
scandal, notorious event
사회
society
사회학
sociology
사회학자
sociologist
사회주의
socialism
상류 사회
high society, polite society
선거
election
스캔들
scandal (often sexual)
싸움
fight, struggle
야당
opposition party
여당
government party
중류 사회
the middle classes, middle-class society
평화
peace
하류 사회
the lower classes, lower-class society
후보
candidate
대통령 후보
candidate for president
국회의원 후보
candidate for member of the national assembly
기간
time period, interval
섣달
December (Lunar Calendar)
섣달 그믐
New Year’s Eve (Lunar Calendar)
설날
New Year’s Day (Lunar Calendar)
이튿날
second day, next day, day after
장마철
rainy season
전날
previous day
정월
January (Lunar Calendar)
초하루(날)
the first day
관객
spectator, audience
고유
indigenous, inherent
골뱅이
snail; the “@” in email addresses
귀중품
valuables
대가족
large family
대가족 제도
extended family system
대부분
the most part, the greater part; for the most part
목적
goal, objective
무기
weapon(s), arm(s)
박수
applause
박수(를) 치다
to applaud
배꼽
navel, belly button
배꼽(이) 빠지다
to have one’s navel to fall out (from laughter)
부
copy (counter for books, etc.)
비즈니스맨
businessman
성공
success
성공(을) 하다
to be successful
소설
work of fiction; novel
단편소설
short story
중편소설
novella
장편소설
full-length novel
대하소설
epic novel; multi-volumed novel
엉덩이
rump, bottom, derriere
예
example
예를 들다
to give an example
예를 들면
for example (면)
예를 든다면
for example (다면)
예를 들자면
for example (자면)
왕
king
이메일
이메일(을) 보내다
to send an email
정도
extent, degree
제도
system, institution
가족제도
family system
지방
the country(side), the provinces
처자식
wife and children
출판사
publishing company
출판(을) 하다
to publish it
풍습
custom(s), habit(s)
고유풍습
indigenous customs
하품
yawn
하품(을) 하다
to yawn
핵
nucleus
핵가족
nuclear family
핵무기
nuclear weapons
그대로
intact, just as it is
꽤
rather, quite
무조건〔-껀〕
unconditionally
비로소
for the first time
역시
sure enough
으레
customarily, usually, habitually
퍽(이나)
very, quite, rather
경험(을) 하다
to experience it
경험
experience
구하다
to save it, rescue it
깨닫다
to realize, come to realize
꺼내다
to bring up, broach (a subject); take out (e.g., from one’s pocket)