The title of the series is explained in the first chapter where the author refers to the quote "Boys, be ambitious", which was said by William S. Clark and has become a popular motto in Japan. The series focuses upon the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of first love and teenage romance. Six students struggle to find the perfect partner and their adolescent limitations.
Japanese study overview
BOYS BE... is a Japanese visual novel of 127,152 characters, with 4,447 unique words and 979 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,447 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.
- 私I×284
- 言うto say×225
- 久美子Kumiko×190
- 彼女she×182
- 思うto think×169
- 帰るto return×155
- 今日today×149
- 花井Kei×142
- 聞くto hear×137
- 桜井Sakurai×126
- 吉野Eshinu×108
- 美紀Miki×100
- 矢島Satō×79
- 及川Oikawa×67
- 榊sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica)×63
- 鉄平Teppei×56
- 村上Samurakami×54
- 海の家beach hut×10
- 新体操rhythmic gymnastics×6
- 後夜祭closing party×5