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Implied Gender

Unlike English and Romance languages, words aren’t always blatantly gendered in Korean. In the majority of cases, the gender is implied and understood by readers, who are typically native speakers. To understand what “implied” means, consider this made-up example: Duchess Marissa rules over the Kant Duchy. In English, a duke is generally understood as a […]

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Items

  NOTE: This section lists concrete/physical, immaterial, magic, weapons, etc.   Holy Water – 성수 (Hanja: 聖水) (Romanized: sung-su) Holy item – 성물 (Hanja: 聖物) ALSO: Sacred material (Romanized: sung-mul) Used to refer to divine, blessed goods.   TIP: 성물 (Romanized: sung-mul) is often mistranslated as holy water because 물 (Romanized: mul) is Korean for

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Miscellaneous Terms

Mana – 마나 Magic – 마력 (Romanized: maryuk) Rare – 귀재 (Romanized: gwijae) Common – 범재 (Romanized: bumjae) High Rank – 상급 ALSO: Superior (Romanized: sang-geup) Intermediate Rank – 중급 ALSO: Intermediate (Romanized: joong-geup) Low Rank – 하급 ALSO: Inferior (Romanized: ha-geup) Wind Magic – 풍마법 (Romanized: poong-mabup) Auxiliary Magic – 보조 마법 (Romanized: bojo

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Places

This section lists the translations, as well as the localizations, for the name of buildings, building types, locations commonly used in rofans, zones, events, etc.   NOTE: The terms fall in descending order for convenience.   Relating to the Nation Empire – 제국 (Romanized: je-guk) Used to refer to a nation ruled by an emperor.

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Household

  NOTE: The terms fall in descending order for convenience.   Family – 가문 ALSO: Clan (Romanized: gamun) Employers Patriarch – 가주 ALSO: Matriarch, Head (neutral) (Romanized: gaju) Used to refer to the leader of the family. Typically used for noble families, as well as wealthier commoners with generational wealth and/or standing. Mistress – 안주인

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Nobility

Also used interchangeably with aristocracy, depending on the translator. Both imply the same purpose.   NOTE: The terms fall in descending order for convenience.   Noble Family – 귀족가 ALSO: Aristocratic family (Romanized: gwijok-ga) Used to refer to a class for families that stand below the royal family, but above commoners, in varying degrees. Duchy

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Royalty

  NOTE: The terms fall in descending order for convenience.   Imperial Family – 황가 (Romanized: hwang-ga) Used to refer to a family that rules over the empire. Emperor – 황제 (Romanized: hwang-je) Empress – 황후 (Romanized: hwang-hu) Used to refer to the wife of the emperor, or the first wife of the emperor, if

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