the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass (of time); to elapse
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
inside one's heart; in one's mind
occurrence; happening; incident; event
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 ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
departure; leaving; setting off
educational facility established in affiliation with a government agency
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen