At Tokyo Gakuen University, Takema, son of Tatsunosuke, chief of the Waku gang, is a freshman who wishes to prepare himself for a better life away from gang activities despite the wishes of his father who wants him to assist strengthen the gang against the Kawano group. Takema's classmate, Akiko, is the daughter of Eiko who operates a restaurant, and through her he obtains a lodging in the house of Shiu, a dancing mistress. The students enjoy their life, but most have their troubles. Sakamoto works as a laborer on the docks to help pay for his schooling, and Akiko worries over the relationship between her mother and Sakurai, a corrupt politician, suspected to be involved in graft over jet aircraft.
Japanese study overview
Seinen no Ki is a Japanese movie of 14,180 characters, with 1,746 unique words and 777 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,746 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.
- 僕I×45
- 和久Kazuji×44
- 若旦那young master×36
- 組class (of students)×36
- 青年youth×28
- 俺I×25
- 思うto think×22
- 君you×20
- 私I×19
- 知るto know×18
- 辰the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac)×18
- 今now×17
- 大旦那(one's) father-in-law×16
- 武馬Takeuma×15
- 明子Akako×11
- 香世Kayo×10
- 川名Kawana×8
- 本校main school×3
- 汚職corruption (esp. by a government employee)×3
- 黒人black person×3