One of the national holidays in Korea; on the first day of the year by the lunar calendar, families and relatives gather to hold an ancestral ritual called Charye, and the young perform Sebae, a traditional Korean bow, to their elders; people have tteokguk, sliced rice cake soup, and enjoy folk games such as yunnori, a traditional Korean family board game, as well as neolttwigi, riding a standing see-saw, and yeonnalligi, kiteflying.

A time that is far back from the present.

The day when something starts for the first time.

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spiral; helix

next time; later; next; last; the last; the end

appear; turn up; show up; express; display; exhibit; show; reveal; represent; stand for

leaf fall; fallen leaves

paradise; heaven

abortion

space; section; part; orchid; A shortened word of '나는' (I)

grain; unhulled rice

day; day time; weather; date; period; occasion; blade

raw egg

days; day; date

sharp; pointed; fierce; harsh; acute; sensitive

others; another person; stranger; male; man; south

the South Pole; South Pole region; Antarctica

man and woman

uncommon; extraordinary

day; day time; weather; date; period; occasion

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The period of twenty-four hours, from midnight to the midnight the next day.

The period of day when there is daylight.

The state of daily weather conditions such as rain, cloud, wind, temperature, etc.

A word used to indicate the meaning of an "occasion".

날

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