Vocabulary

dirt under one's fingernails

to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it

strapped for cash

to offer for sale; to put on the market

to exaggerate

to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

to think of something bizarre; to suddenly have a whacky idea

loop; shape of a hiragana "no"

replacing wallpaper; redecorating

for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance

in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)

wheeled; having wheels

dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

perpetual traveller (traveler); permanent traveller; permanent tourist

women who excel; women in prominent positions

violence behind closed doors; domestic violence

cart abandonment; leaving an online shopping session without purchasing the goods in the cart

in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least

in any case; anyhow; anyway; at any rate; at least

try-hard award; consolation prize

long live Korea

it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard

unmoved mover; prime mover

month after month; as the months go by; with each passing month

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

terrestrial digital broadcasting; digital terrestrial television

ubiquitous computing

paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of

reinventing the wheel

kome hyappyō; (ideal of) enduring pain today for the sake of a better tomorrow; hundred sacks of rice

lacking substance; poor in content

to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for

to get one's breath back; to calm down

politically correct; PC

clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)

punchy; powerful; hard-hitting; stimulating; having impact

unable to speak; inarticulate

water spirit; water nymph; naiad

to close down a business; to shut a business