Korean vocabulary list:

life events & situations

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가다
–go; move toward; go toward; die; pass away
가시밭길
–difficulty; trouble
갈림길
–turning point; watershed
개최
–hosting; holding
개최하다
–host; hold
개회
–opening of a meeting
걸리다
–be caught; be spotted; be involved; be trapped
게스트
–guest
겨룸
–contest; competition
결혼
–marriage; wedding; union; matrimony
경우
–case; circumstance
경쟁
–competition
계획
–plan; program; scheme; design
고
–the late
고난
–hardship; trouble; suffering; difficulty; adversity; trial; ordeal
고비
–crisis; critical moment
고생
–trouble; hardship
고생길
–arduous path
고전
–desperate struggle
곡
–wail
곡절
–complications; ups and downs
곤궁
–distress; hardship; difficulty
공습경보
–air-raid siren
과거
–history
과거사
–bygones
과거지사
–bygones
과도
–transition
과정
–process
관람
–viewing
교착
–deadlock; stalemate
교착하다
–come to a standstill; become bogged down; be deadlocked
구렁
–trap
구멍
–way out; loophole
구비
–being equipped
구상
–plan
구조
–rescue
그늘
–hidden hardship
극
–extreme
급진
–progress
기로
–turning point; crossroads
긴급
–emergency
꼴
–state
꽃
–peak
끝장
–ultimate state; unfortunate end
끝장내다
–end; finish
나머지
–remainder
낙향
–going back to the rural life
내다
–make time; make a chance
넘어가다
–go smoothly
놀다
–lie idle
달성
–achievement; attainment; accomplishment
당첨
–prize winning
당첨자
–lot winner; prize winner
대계
–grand plan
대비
–being prepared; preparation
대사
–important event; big project; big event; important occasion
대상
–grand prize; grand prix
덮치다
–hit
돌
–first birthday
돌발
–accident; unforeseen incident
돌상
–first birthday party spread
돌아가시다
–pass away; decease
동사
–death from cold
되풀이
–repetition
두다
–put; leave; take
뒤안길
–sliding downward; decline
뒷일
–aftermath
드라마
–(figurative) A dramatic event or situation happening in a real life
드라이브
–drive
들다
–move to; get in; stay; get on; take; get into; land in; be put under; enter into; live in
떡
–all of a sudden
떨어지다
–die; pass away
똥차
–failure
마
–barrier; jinx; difficulty; hardship
마련
–preparation; plan
마련되다
–be prepared; be arranged; be equipped
마련하다
–prepare; arrange
만나다
–meet with; be struck by; be hit by; go through; suffer; be in; enjoy; meet; run into; bump into; come across; run across; come to see; come in sight of
만약
–supposing; in case
만약
–supposing
맞다
–become a victim
맞다
–be beaten; be hit; be shot
맨몸
–nakedness
맨손
–being empty-handed; having nothing
머리
–start; outset
먹구름
–dark clouds
먹다
–grow; become; turn; get beaten; get hit; get kicked; taste; have a taste of; take a taste of; experience
명절
–national holiday
몰다
–gather; corner
몰락
–fall; downfall; collapse; ruin
몰락되다
–collapse; ruin; fall
몰락하다
–collapse; ruin; fall
몰아닥치다
–rush; storm; occur all at once
몰아치다
–rush; storm
묵사발
–licking; beating
문
–door
문제
–problem; issue; trouble
물
–experience; influence
밀어닥치다
–rush in
받다
–receive; get; be shot; be gunned; be hit
발생
–occurrence; outbreak
발흥
–sudden rise; sudden thriving
방문
–visit
방학
–vacation
변
–mishap; mischance
병사
–death from disease
보내다
–send; have someone marry; let someone leave; pass time; spend time
보다
–suffer; experiecne; gain; make
볼일
–business; things to do
부닥치다
–hit; bump; crash; encounter; run into; be faced
부정
–accident
부흥
–revival
불
–fire
불리
–disadvantage
불리하다
–disadvantageous
불이익
–disadvantage; penalty; detriment
붕괴
–collapse; breakdown
비롯하다
–start; begin
비우다
–vacate; evacuate; step out; be away; make time for
사
–being private; private matter
사건
–incident; event; affair; accident; case
사납다
–unlucky; harsh
사망
–death; passing away; being killed
사명
–mission; calling
사지
–deadly place; dangerous place; fatal situation
사태
–situation; state
살길
–way of livelihood; way of living
살다
–live; lead
상
–bereavement; death in the family
상가
–house in mourning
상처
–losing one's wife
상처투성이
–having many injuries
상황
–situation; condition
생기다
–occur; take place
생활 환경
–living environment
설날
–Seollal; Lunar New Year
세우다
–achieve
속출
–continuous occurrence
쇠망
–ruin; decline; fall
쇠퇴
–decline; decadence; deterioration
수난
–suffering; ordeal
수상
–being awarded
수습
–settlement
수여
–presentation
수포
–bubble
숙제
–task
술자리
–gathering with drinks
술판
–drinking party
시간
–time
시간표
–schedule
시동
–start; initiate
시련
–hardship; ordeal
식
–ceremony; ritual
신장하다
–increase
실패
–failure
실패하다
–fail
싸다
–deserving
싸움
–fight; struggle
썩다
–rot
쓰다
–use
안전
–safety
암흑
–darkness; hopelessness
앞길
–future; days ahead; way
열
–line; row; file; queue
영화
–prosperity; glory
예
–ceremony
오다
–come; visit
오르막길
–moving into high gear
와
–stampedingly
와중
–being while doing something; being in the process of doing something
완료
–completion
완수
–accomplishment; completion
외형
–situation; circumstances
욕
–labor; pains
우발
–accidental occurrence
우여곡절
–complications; ups and downs
우연히
–by chance; by accident
웬일
–what matter
위기
–crisis; emergency
위치
–location; situation
위해
–danger and disaster
유치되다
–be attracted; be invited
의식
–ceremony; function
이동
–movement; migration
일
–business; engagement; circumstances; things
일과표
–daily schedule
일대
–party; band; crowd; flock
일어나다
–happen; occur; take place; prosper; revive
입다
–suffer; sustain
입소
–entrance; admission
입장
–position; situation; standpoint; ground; stance
있다
–A person or animal staying or living in a certain place
자급
–self-supply; self-support
자리
–venue; occasion
잠자다
–lie idle; remain unused
잡다
–seize; grab
장가
–marriage
장가들다
–get married
장가들이다
–have someone get married
장가보내다
–have someone get married
장벽
–barrier
재미
–living in the U.S
재앙
–disaster; calamity
재판
–mirror image
적
–enemy; no-no
전기
–turning point
전락
–reduction
전성
–being in one's prime years
전시회
–exhibition
전이
–change; evolution
제거
–removal
존망
–survival
종국
–end
지옥
–nightmare; despair
지우다
–spend; kill
진정
–true reasons
질서
–order
짐스럽다
–troublesome; burdensome
집중
–concentration
차다
–throw away
참경
–terrible sight
청산
–settlement
체험
–experience
최후
–one's end
추석
–Chuseok
출근
–going to work; arriving at work
출근길
–way to work
출발
–start; beginning; kick-off
출산하다
–give birth; deliver
출퇴근
–commuting
치다
–run over; knock down
침투
–sneaking into
칼바람
–big trouble; ordeal
크리스마스
–Christmas Day
큰일
–big event; important occasion
큰일
–bad accident; major concern
타개
–overcoming; breaking through
탈
–accident
탈바꿈
–change; transformation
턱
–treat; entertainment
통과
–overcoming
파멸
–destruction; ruin
판
–situation
판
–occasion; scene
패
–failure; loss; defeat
팽창
–expansion; growth; rise
팽창하다
–expand
편의
–convenience
폐
–trouble
폭발
–outbreak
폭발되다
–be broken out
피난
–taking refuge; evacuation; flight
피난길
–route of refuge
피란
–taking refuge; evacuation; flight
피투성이
–bloodiness; being covered with blood
하다
–handle
한
–A word used to indicate a situation in which one is expected to sacrifice oneself for a certain task or endure a difficult and painful circumstance
해결
–solution; settlement
해결하다
–solve; settle; resolve; fix
해산
–delivery; childbirth
행사
–event; occasion; ceremony
행적
–achievement; accomplishment; deeds
혼인
–marriage; wedding
홍수
–flood; torrent
확장
–expansion; extension; broadening
환경
–condition; situation; circumstances
회복
–restoration; regaining; recovery
희생
–sacrifice