Unit 15, Lesson 8 Flashcards
맞이하다
to receive; to greet; to welcome
정치선전
political propaganda
우발충돌
an inadvertent conflict
민간교류
exchanges via civilians (North and South Korean)
북녘
the north; the northern area (normally referring to North Korea)
재회
reunion
총격
an attack by gunfire
위대한 령도자
the Great Leader (referring to NK’s 김정일)
화해
reconciliation; peaceful settlement (-하다)
결합
combining; uniting (-하다)
상봉
a reunion (of long-separated people)
조속히
promptly; as soon as possible
동지
a comrade; “(person with) same aim”
정중하다
to be courteous; to be polite
즈음하여
at the time of ~; on the occasion of ~;
임하다
to face; to be confronted by
만화
a cartoon; a comic strip; manga
손색이없다
not to be inferior; to be comparable to
염원
a wish (-하다)
증오
hatred; loathing; abhorrence (-하다)
북방한계선
NLL (Northern Limit Line)
교전
exchange of fire; a battle; “exchange of war”
어느덧
before one realizes; without one’s knowledge
햇볕정책
Sunshine Policy
기공식
a ground-breaking ceremony
사살
killing by gunshot
전망대
an observatory; an observation tower
무심히
indifferently; inattentively; thoughtlessly; “with no heart”
평화
peaceful (-롭다)
친선
goodwill
일지
a journal; a diary
의정서
a letter of intent; protocol
인도적
humanitarian
사례
a case; an incident; an example
자원
(natural) resources
무시무시하다
to be scary; to be spooky
개폐회식
the opening and closing of a ceremony
객실
a guest room (at a hotel, motel, etc)
직항로
a direct (nonstop) route between airports/seaports
되뇌다
to repeat verbally; to echo
선입과
prejudice; “before established view”
일방
(of) one side; one way
육로통행
inland traffic; inland transportation
합의사항
an agreed-upon item/idea
선군혁명
The term 선군 was coined by 김정일 to refer to his own unique politics and military, which were different from his father’s. Thus, 선군정치 means (긴정일’s) Military Revolution. The more you know.
이루다
to accomplish; to achieve
본디
originally; at first; in the first place
돐
the -th anniversary
누누이
over and over (again); time and again
핵실험
a nuclear test
설경
a snowy scene
중대하다
to be greatly important
생태공원
an “eco park”
방북
visiting North Korea (-하다)