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변동
change; fluctuation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변동되다
be changed; be fluctuated
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변동성
volatility
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변동시키다
change; fluctuate
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변동하다
change; fluctuate
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변두리
outskirts; environs
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변란
upheaval; catastrophe
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변론
pleading; statement of defense in court
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변론하다
defend
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변리사
patent lawyer
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변명
excuse; justification
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변명하다
make an excuse; justify
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변모
transformation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변모되다
be transformed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변모시키다
transform
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변모하다
transform
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변발
Chinese queue
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변방
remote area; frontier
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변변찮다
not so good; poor
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변변하다
good-looking; decent; satisfactory
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변변히
respectably
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변별
distinction; discrimination
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변별되다
be discriminated; be distinguished
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변별력
discrimination
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변별하다
discriminate; distinguish
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변복
disguise
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변비
constipation
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변비약
laxative; constipation medicine
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
변사
silent-film narrator
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변사자
person accidentally killed
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변사체
body of person accidentally killed
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변상
paying back; reimbursement
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변상하다
pay back; reimburse
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변색
discoloration
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변색되다
be discolored
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변색하다
discolor
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변성기
age at which one's voice breaks
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변소
lavatory
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변속하다
shift gears
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변수
variable
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변신
transformation
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변신술
transformation technique
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변신하다
transform
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변심
change of heart
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변심하다
change one's mind
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변의
urge to relieve oneself
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변이
variant
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
변인
variable
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
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