Gyeongseong Geography
This busy Seoul landmark was called South Gate Station (Namdaemun Station, 남대문 정거장) during the 1920s
Seoul Station
Hyeon Jin-geon's older brother (Jeong-geon) was arrested by the Japanese army police for joining this political body in Shanghai. The arrest led to his death in a Pyeongyang prison and the suicide of his wife (Jin-geon's sister-in-law) in 1926
the Korean Provisional Government (대한민국임시정부)
The policy begun by the Japanese Governor-General as a result of worldwide reportage of the March 1919 Uprising
Cultural Policy
This country invented the rickshaw in the late 1800s
Japan
A person who pulls a rickshaw for a living
rickshaw man, rickshaw puller
Popular for its traditional shops and restaurants, this district was the destination of Cheomji's fourth and final fare destination on his "lucky day"
Insa-dong
From age 17 to 19, Jin-geon majored in this European language as a student at Hujiang (沪江, 호강) University in Shanghai
German
In 1921 there were reports of Koreans living under these outdoor structures (that were not buildings)
bridges
Among 1 jeon, 5 jeon, or 10 jeon, the cost of a bowl of seolleongtang in the capital during the 1920s
5 jeon
A piece of unexpected good luck, usually moneycted good luck, usually money
windfall
This tramline (전차길) was Cheomji's first fare destination on his "lucky day"
Gwanghwamun tramline
Jin-geon was prosecuted and jailed for 1 year after his involvement in this famous scandal/incident while working at the Dong-A Ilbo as society news section chief
erasure of the Japanese flag from the photograph of Son Gi-jeong at the Berlin Olympics (일장기말살사건)
The third Joseon Governor-General from 1919-1931
Saitou Makoto
Because of their relative social "freedom", this group or class of Korean women often led the way in fashion, Western-style education and progressive politics during the colonial period
gisaeng/courtesans
The common translation for Korean seolleongtang
ox-tail soup (translation style: adaptation)
This present-day area in Seoul was called Dongsomun (동소문) in the 1920s. It is where Cheomji lived, and where he picked up the first customer of his "lucky day"
Hyehwa-dong (northern Seoul)
Jin-geon was a founding member of this Romantic literary journal with Yi Sang-hwa, Hong Sa-yong, and Bak Yeong-heui in 1921
Baekjo (백조)
The population in Seoul (Gyeongseong) was 59,000+ in 1914.
Among 88,000+, 124,000+, and 154,000+, the population of Seoul in 1925
88,000
Representing 막걸리 as "makkeolli" and 기생 as 'kisaeng" is an example of this translation technique
borrowing
This literary technique is used in literature to presage (hint at) a later event or eventuality, usually negative in character
foreshadowing
This religion founded the Donggwang (동광) School in Sumil-dong in 1922
Buddhism/Buddhists
Hyeon Jin-geon's pen name means "rely on the sky", as in the expression, "Shall I rely on the sky, or shall I ride the wind?"
Bing Heo (憑虛) --> 憑虛御風 (빙허어풍)
In the late 1920s, wealthy urbanites grew richer and richer. some worth more than a million weon, while 30-40% of Koreans could not do this
pay their rent in full
Among 1,000 weon, 5,000 weon, and 10,000 weon, the approximate value today (before inflation) of 1 weon in the 1920s
~10,000 weon (with inflation: ~33,000 weon)
This psychological term, the opposite of "emotional acceptance" means
emotional avoidance