ascetic monk; trainee monk
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
kumis (fermented mare's milk); kumiss; koumiss
chair; stool; post; office; position
to have one cup of sake after another
Korean alcoholic beverage made from flour or sticky rice; makkolli; makgeolli
to mix; to stir; to blend
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
living thing; living creature; animal; life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
originally; by nature; from the start
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
one's possessions; ownership
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
national border; provincial border
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
several minutes; a few minutes
dozens; scores of; decades