我

아

나 아

Pronoun

I, we

訝

아

의심할 아

ADJ

疑訝(의아) Be dubious/suspicious

惡

악

악할 악

V

To hate, loathe

惡

악

악할 악

ADJ/N

Be bad, repulsive, ugly; (as noun) evil, badness, repulsiveness

樂

악/락

즐길 락

ADJ

Be happy, delighted, joyous; happiness

樂

악/락

노래 악

N

Music

安

안

편안 안

ADJ

Be safe, secure, peaceful

安

안

편안 안

ADV/CONJ.

Where, how

按

안

누를 안

V

조사 ‘Check, refer to, investigate’

As in 軍卒等則按其軍籍, ‘they investigated their military records,’ Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/25 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403025_008

ADJ

謁

알

뵐 알

V

‘Have audience with, be received by the king, visit a superior’ (謁見 알현)

As in 上謁懿陵,  ‘the king had a public audience in Ŭirŭng (Seoul)’ Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/28 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403028_012

ADJ

諳

암

V

Can be ‘be familiar with, be well posted in, acquainted with’ (밝다)

As in 諳道內事情, ‘he’ll be familiar with the situation inside the province,’ Yŏngjo Sillok 1728/3/28 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403028_012

ADJ

愛

애

사랑 애

V

To love, take loving care of, have or show concern for

也

야

어조사 야

Particle

Final particle used in nominal sentences

野

야

N

Land you don’t pay tax on, wilderness

夜

야

밤 야

N

Night

略

약

약할 략

ADV

Can be ‘almost, nearly on the whole, generally’ (대략)

As in 賊略平. ‘The rebels were largely pacified.’ (Can also be ‘capture, seize, invade’)Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/24 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403024_009

ADJ

若

약

같을 약

PRON/ADV

Be like; (as movable adverb) if; (as pronoun) you

藥

약

약 약

N

Medicine, drug

略

약/략

약할 략

ADV

‘Almost, nearly on the whole, generally’ (대략)

As in 賊略平. ‘The rebels were largely pacified.’ Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/24 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403024_009

若干

약간

ADV

‘A certain number of’

As in 無故害人若干 ‘without reason he has harmed a number of people.’ (Unknown source)

ADJ

量

양

헤아릴 량

V

Can be ‘consider something’

As in 批曰: “今番酌處, 予已量矣. The king’s reply came: “As for this use of one’s own discretion over punishment /deliberating and then taking steps/punishing him, ‘I’ve already thought about it’ Yŏngjo Sillok 18 1728/ 7/10 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10407010_003

養

양

기를 양

V

To nurture, support, keep, raise

揚言

양언

V

‘Speak in a loud voice, broadcast’

As in 而揚言運致稷山. ‘And then he said in a loud voice that the soldiers would proceed to Chiksan.’ Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/23 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403023_007

於

어

어조사 어

Preposition/Conjunction

(Variants: 于(우), 乎(호) lit. exist in relation to; normally translated as a preposition in English: in, at, to, from, than

御

어

거느릴 어

V

Imperial/ drive a chariot/ have sex with!

語

어

말씀 어

V

To talk, tell, speak; (as noun) words, conversation, story

焉

언

어찌 언

ADV

Fusion particle, equivalent to 於(어) + 之(지)

孽

얼

서자 얼

N

Concubine’s son

料

요/료

헤아릴 료

V

‘Anticipate, expect, consider, foresee, infer’

As in 臣不料其有凶心 ‘I didn’t anticipate that he had this evil intention’ Yŏngjo Sillok 16 1728/3/30 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10403030_006

了

요/료

마칠 료

V

Can indicate ‘finish, settle something’

As in 斗去非 , 被鞫言, 受 萬準 指爲凶言, 而語不可了。’Tu Kŏbi was interrogated and said he was given the instructions by Yi Manjun and made an evil statement but he couldn’t finish what he was saying.’ Yŏngjo Sillok 17 1728/4/22 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10404022_009

里

이/리

마을 리

N

Hamlet, village; unit of distance, approx.1/2km

理

이/리

다스릴 리

N

Reason, principle, pattern

理

이/리

다스릴 리

N

Make sense (이치 있다)

As in 臣果與同謀, 則豈有不見李晩所托鄭生之理耶? if I really did plot together with them, then would it make sense that Yi Man was not in contact with Chǒng like he requested?’Yŏngjo Sillok 17 1728/4/5 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10404005_008

鄰

인/린

이웃 린

D

Neighbour, neighbouring 麟佐  只醉於功名而自爲之

As for Yi Injwa he is only intoxicated with honour and rank and he was doing this for himself’ Yŏngjo Sillok18 1728/5/16 Link: https://sillok.history.go.kr/id/wua_10405016_002

立

입/립

설 립

V

To stand, be established; to establish