Bound by shared loneliness, Shinya and his classmate Yuka grow close while working on their school newspaper. But after a sudden incident, Yuka vanishes without a trace, leaving Shinya clinging to an unfulfilled promise. Thirty years later, long-buried truths about Yuka’s past finally surface, forcing Shinya to confront what was lost, and what remained unsaid.
Japanese study overview
Oishikute Naku Toki is a Japanese movie of 8,743 characters, with 1,011 unique words and 473 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 2.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,011 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.
- 心也Shin'ya×45
- 夕花Yūka×39
- 俺I×31
- 私I×30
- 約束promise×20
- お前you×18
- 今now×14
- 自分myself×14
- 部department (in an organization, company, etc.)×12
- 絶対absolutely×12
- 生きるto live×11
- 言うto say×11
- 幸太Kōta×8
- 新井Arai×7
- 風間Azama×6
- 景子Akiko×4
- バター醤油butter and soy sauce×3
- 焼うどんfried udon×3
- 夏休みsummer vacation×10
- 母mother×9