In this world, corporations reign supreme, all human life is infected with nanomachines designed to oppress them, and the terrifying White Knights ensure that everyone obeys the laws. But, this is not about those people. You are a bartender at VA-11 HALL-A, affectionately nicknamed "Valhalla." Although it is just a small bar downtown, it attracts the most fascinating people this side of dystopia. Keep your clients lubricated and you will be made privy to the most interesting stories.
Japanese study overview
VA-11 HALL-A is a Japanese visual novel of 308,236 characters, with 10,627 unique words and 1,646 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,627 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 私I×986
- 言うto say×574
- 思うto think×533
- 人person×372
- 自分myself×333
- 話talk×254
- 時time×252
- 犬dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)×236
- 今now×225
- 飲むto drink×210
- 彼女she×208
- 仕事work×197
- 義手artificial arm (hand)×19
- 獣医veterinarian×19
- わが輩I×15
- 爆竹firecracker×12
- 信託銀行trust bank×11
- 賞金稼ぎbounty hunter×11
- 盛りあがるto swell×10
- 掃き溜めrubbish heap×10