Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

Start watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo S1E6 wherever you stream it, and skip to 0:00. Press Start the moment you are there — then tap a word the instant you hear it. This run lasts about ten minutes. You won't see subtitle lines here — just the words. You're training your ear, not reading along.

You've got about six seconds either side, so aim rather than stab. The first word doesn't come up until around the 1-minute mark — quiet before that is the episode, not a bug.

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• 0–10 min 19 words
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• 30–40 min 19 words
• 40–50 min 19 words
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Preview — the 19 words you'll practice in 0–10 min

• noun 옷 clothes
• noun 장애 obstacle, disability
• noun 날 day
• noun 물 water
• noun 그날 that day
• noun 선물 gift; futures
• verb 싫어하다 dislike, hate
• noun 티 sign; trace
• noun 스타일 style
• noun 크리스마스 Christmas
• verb 놀리다 to tease, make fun of
• noun 증상 symptom
• adjective 촌스럽다 rustic, old-fashioned
• noun 시합 match, game
• verb 털어놓다 confess, open up
• noun 세팅 setting
• verb 꺾이다 to be broken, to be bent
• noun 원피스 one-piece dress
• noun 엽서 postcard