First Contact tells the story of the origins of the Lupin gang. In this blast from the past, Lupin is after American mafia boss Galvez's single most precious treasure: a treasure within a treasure. Jigen is Galvez's hired gun who fails to kill cat-burglar Lupin in his first attempt on the treasure and seeks revenge. Fujiko is the girlfriend of Lupin's rival, Brad. Zenigata travels from Japan to America to find and arrest Fujiko. Goemon seeks the almighty sword that cuts steel, Zantetsuken. This sword is mysteriously connected to the treasure in Galvez's vault.... After a series of twists and turns, these complete strangers become acquainted in their "First Contact," an epic adventure together! (Source: Discotek Media)
Japanese study overview
Lupin III: EPISODE:0 "First Contact" is a Japanese anime of 12,323 characters, with 1,440 unique words and 626 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 3.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,440 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.
- 俺I×35
- お宝treasure×31
- 言うto say×23
- お前you×23
- ルパン三世Lupin III (manga, anime, character by Monkey Punch)×21
- 本部長general manager×21
- 奴fellow×20
- 不二子Fujiko×18
- 私I×17
- 野郎guy×16
- 待つto wait×15
- 女woman×14
- 次元Tsugimoto×9
- 市警city police×8
- 峰不二子Fujiko Mine (Lupin III)×7
- 銭形Zenigata×7
- 次元大介Daisuke Jigen (Lupin III)×3
- 暗黒街the underworld×3
- 掃除屋cleaner×3
- 貿易会社trading company×3