13th year of the Genroku era. Matahachiro Aoe, a samurai of the Shonai clan from Dewa Province, accidentally learned that a group of conspirators led by the main vassal of Tango Otomi were planning to poison the Lord. Matahachiro decided to consult with the father of his fiancée Yuki, Kizaemon Hiranuma, an employee of the security department, and told him everything. However, when Matahachiro was about to leave for home, Hiranuma attacked him from behind and Matahachiro defended himself by killing his future father-in-law in front of Yuki. Matahachiro escapes to Edo and provides bodyguard services to earn a living. He is pursued by assassins who are sent by conspirators from his former clan. And soon he also becomes involved in the conflict between Asano and Kira, which arose due to a blade wound in a pine corridor in Edo Castle...
Japanese study overview
Fujisawa Shuhei no Yojinbo Jitsugetsusho is a Japanese drama of 50,110 characters, with 3,336 unique words and 1,001 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,336 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.
- 青江Aoe×227
- 様Mr×165
- 私I×104
- 殿Mr.×103
- お主you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)×96
- 男man×85
- 御honorific/polite/humble prefix×71
- 言うto say×66
- 人person×65
- 斬るto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)×65
- 申すto say×58
- 仕事work×57
- 又八郎Matahachirou×56
- 細谷Hosaya×46
- 世津Setsu×44
- 国元one's home×38
- 千加Chika×29
- 家老chief retainer×15
- 内儀your wife×15
- 冴clearness×15