| 철딱서니 | discretion |
| 인물 | individual; character |
| 흡족 | enough; satisfactory |
| 낭군 | dear husband |
| 모범적 | model, exemplary |
| 범상한 | average, ordinary |
| 세계적 | worldwide, universal |
| 구축하다 | to build, construct; to expel, drive away |
| 몰입 | immersion, engrossment |
| 추상화 | abstract painting |
| 의도 | intention, purpose |
| 파악하다 | to grasp, understand |
| 은근 | quietness, implicitness; politeness; intimacy, friendship |
| 중독 | addiction |
| 불혹(을 지나다) | (to be over) the age of forty |
| 동우 | fellow mate, member |
| 터무니없는 | unfounded, groundless, unreasonable |
| 주요한 | main, principal |
| 쟁점 | issue at hand, point in dispute |
| 분가하다 | to set up branch (separate) family |
| 오피스텔 | studio apartment |
| 일상 | everyday life |
| 강조 | stress, emphasis |
| 타고나다 | to be born with, gifted |
| 방생 | releasing captive animals |
| 가요계 | the singing world |
| 지적하다 | to point out, indicate, lay a finger on |
| 종종 | now and then, occasionally |
| 당황하다 | to be confused, embarrassed, bewildered |
| 황당하다 | to be absurd, preposterous, wild |
| 자상한 | delicate, attentive |
| 평가 | rating, assessment, evaluation |
| 요구 | demand, request |
| 엄격하다 | to be strict, stern |
| 공익 | common good |
| 근무 | duty; service; work |
| 나름대로 | in one's (own) way |
| 심층 | the depths (of one's consciousness) |
| 탐구 | a pursuit, search, quest |
| 유혹 | temptation; seduction |
| 미련 | lingering attachment; regret |
| 포착하다 | to capture, seize |
| 주부 | housewife, homemaker |
| 위기 | emergency, crucial moment |
| 머뭇거리다 | to falter, hesitate |
| 해장국 | hangover broth |
| 주당 | drinker |
| 명언 | witty remark; declaration, statement |
| 신호 | signal, gesture |
| 검소 | simplicity; frugality |