Hard Nights

Drama
Hard Nights
2026/01/11
Speech time
7h 48min
Word count53,881
Unique words
5,737
Unique kanji
1,453
Avg. sentence8.6
Speech speed
317
Difficulty Average
Episodes16

A middle-aged couple, Aon and Jira, find their long-term relationship under strain as career frustrations, health worries, and emotional distance begin to surface. When a series of setbacks disrupts their anniversary and sleepless nights deepen Aon’s anxieties, the pair must confront the fragile state of their bond and decide whether their love can endure the challenges of time and change.

Genres
Drama
Tags
Not Originally JP
SourcesTMDB

Japanese study overview

Hard Nights is a Japanese drama of 129,268 characters, with 5,737 unique words and 1,453 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 5,737 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.

Episode 1

Speech time
27min
Word count2,947
Unique words
1,003
Unique kanji
527
Avg. sentence8.5
Speech speed
292
Difficulty Average

Episode 2

Speech time
29min
Word count3,289
Unique words
1,032
Unique kanji
545
Avg. sentence8.8
Speech speed
306
Difficulty Average

Episode 3

Speech time
27min
Word count3,395
Unique words
979
Unique kanji
489
Avg. sentence8.6
Speech speed
327
Difficulty Average

Episode 4

Speech time
23min
Word count2,522
Unique words
791
Unique kanji
408
Avg. sentence7.5
Speech speed
294
Difficulty Average

Episode 5

Speech time
32min
Word count3,847
Unique words
1,054
Unique kanji
510
Avg. sentence8.5
Speech speed
316
Difficulty Average

Episode 6

Speech time
28min
Word count3,176
Unique words
964
Unique kanji
518
Avg. sentence8.8
Speech speed
317
Difficulty Average

Episode 7

Speech time
30min
Word count3,421
Unique words
1,079
Unique kanji
535
Avg. sentence8.9
Speech speed
316
Difficulty Average

Episode 8

Speech time
30min
Word count3,550
Unique words
1,085
Unique kanji
552
Avg. sentence8.2
Speech speed
317
Difficulty Average

Episode 9

Speech time
36min
Word count4,143
Unique words
1,197
Unique kanji
632
Avg. sentence8.5
Speech speed
320
Difficulty Average

Episode 10

Speech time
30min
Word count3,599
Unique words
958
Unique kanji
493
Avg. sentence8.6
Speech speed
321
Difficulty Average

Episode 11

Speech time
29min
Word count3,460
Unique words
968
Unique kanji
474
Avg. sentence9.8
Speech speed
329
Difficulty Average

Episode 12

Speech time
26min
Word count3,149
Unique words
935
Unique kanji
488
Avg. sentence9.0
Speech speed
326
Difficulty Average

Episode 13

Speech time
28min
Word count3,311
Unique words
993
Unique kanji
518
Avg. sentence8.7
Speech speed
331
Difficulty Average

Episode 14

Speech time
27min
Word count3,077
Unique words
956
Unique kanji
515
Avg. sentence8.5
Speech speed
314
Difficulty Average

Episode 15

Speech time
29min
Word count3,448
Unique words
957
Unique kanji
513
Avg. sentence8.9
Speech speed
322
Difficulty Average

Episode 16

Speech time
30min
Word count3,547
Unique words
1,031
Unique kanji
531
Avg. sentence8.7
Speech speed
321
Difficulty Average

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Vocabulary highlights

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