Set in an alternate universe, the ancient capital of Kamakura is a vibrant town where fantastical creatures live alongside humans. Akiko is a cheerful publishing assistant who moves into town after marrying Masakazu, a popular mystery writer. Akiko is surprised by the unusual town but enjoys the new curiosities surrounding her. However, just as she was beginning to settle in, a trifling incident sweeps her spirit to the underworld too soon. Convinced that destiny has something else in store for his wife, Masakazu journeys into the underworld to bring back Akiko’s spirit.
Japanese study overview
Destiny: Kamakura Monogatari is a Japanese movie of 18,610 characters, with 1,748 unique words and 721 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,748 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 先生teacher×92
- 亜紀子Akiko×65
- 僕I×35
- 私I×27
- 言うto say×26
- 思うto think×23
- お前you×21
- 人person×18
- 鎌倉Kamakura (city)×15
- 時time×15
- 甲carapace×15
- 滝Taki×15
- 黄泉の国Hades×14
- 里子Satoko×10
- 江ノ電Enoshima Electric Railway (abbr)×9
- 本田Honta×9
- 正和Shōwa era (1312.3.20-1317.2.3)×9
- 金満being rich×8
- 和夫Kazuo×8
- 貧乏神god of poverty×8