Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

Start watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo S1E6 wherever you stream it, and skip to 20:00. 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
• 10–20 min 20 words
• 20–30 min 20 words
• 30–40 min 19 words
• 40–50 min 19 words
• 50–64 min 20 words

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Preview — the 20 words you'll practice in 20–30 min

• verb 옮기다 move
• noun 판 board, edition, situation
• verb 넣다 to put in, insert
• noun 자신 oneself
• noun 대회 competition, tournament
• noun 지푸라기 straw, piece of straw
• noun 정도 degree, extent, about
• noun 문제 problem, question
• adjective 쉽다 easy
• verb 올리다 raise
• verb 배우다 learn
• adjective 시끄럽다 noisy, loud
• verb 가져가다 take away
• adjective 재밌다 be fun, interesting
• verb 책임지다 take responsibility
• noun 실력 ability, skill
• verb 쌓다 pile up, accumulate
• verb 늘다 to increase, improve
• noun 약도 map, sketch map
• noun 촉 candle; intuition (subject)