Single father Kenichi has raised his daughter Miki alone for the past ten years, from when she attended nursery school until her graduation from elementary school. Kenichi is currently 30 years old. His wife Tomoko died at a young age and he has raised Miki alone since that time. While raising his daughter alone, he has encountered various problems.
Japanese study overview
Step is a Japanese movie of 16,411 characters, with 1,529 unique words and 635 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,529 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.
- 美紀Miki×100
- 思うto think×28
- 俺I×26
- 言うto say×26
- 私I×24
- 朋子Akiko×21
- 武田Taketa×20
- お母さんmother×19
- 健一En'ichi×18
- 君Mr×18
- 会うto meet×16
- 絶対absolutely×15
- 奈々Nana×12
- 榎本Eimoto×7
- 村松Muramatsu×5
- 良彦Yoshihiko×5
- 総務general affairs×4
- 積み木wooden building blocks×3
- 伯父さんuncle×3
- 一緒にtogether (with)×14