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소망스럽다
hopeful; promising
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소망하다
wish; hope; desire
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소매
sleeve
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소매가
retail price
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소매상
retailer
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소매업
retailing
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소매점
retail store
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소매치기
pickpocketing
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소매치기하다
pick someone's pocket
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소매통
sleeve opening
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소맷부리
cuff; wristband
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소맷자락
edges of a sleeve
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소멸
extinction
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소멸되다
extinct
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소멸시키다
extinct
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소멸하다
extinct
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소명
calling
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소명하다
vindicate; explain
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모
consumption
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모되다
be consumed
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모임
small group
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소모적
consuming; exhausting
관형사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모전
war of attrition
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모품
consumable; expendable
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소모하다
consume
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소묘
drawing; sketch
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소문
rumor; hearsay
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소문나다
be well known; be rumored
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소문내다
spread rumors; gossip; tell rumors
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소문자
lowercase
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소박
mistreating one's wife
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소박맞다
be mistreated
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소박하다
simple; unsophisticated; artless
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소반
small dining table
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소방
firefighting
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소방관
firefighter
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소방대원
fire department
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소방서
fire station
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소방수
fire fighter
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소방차
fire engine; fire truck
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소백산맥
Sobaeksanmaek Mountains
명사 · NIKL learner grade not listed
소변
urine
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소변보다
urinate
동사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소복
sobok
명사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소복이
in a heap
부사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소복하다
heaped
형용사 · Advanced · NIKL learner grade
소비
consumption
명사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
소비되다
be consumed
동사 · Intermediate · NIKL learner grade
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