Metal Gear Solid takes place in an alternate history in which the Cold War continued into the 1990s, ending at some point near the end of the 20th century. Coming out of retirement, special agent Solid Snake is called back into the line of duty to take on rogue members of Foxhound, a crack government anti-terrorist squad threatening to launch nuclear-weapons on the White House unless they receive their $1 billion ransom. With only 24 hours to sabotage Foxhound's threat, Snake must infiltrate enemy lines, rescue the two hostages and thwart the terrorists' plans. The demons of his past will challenge him and his will as a soldier shall be tested, as Snake fights to save the world from nuclear devastation.
Japanese study overview
Metal Gear Solid is a Japanese video game of 65,757 characters, with 4,473 unique words and 1,290 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,473 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×178
- 俺I×172
- 事thing×130
- 君you×91
- お前you×89
- 鍵key×77
- 知るto know×72
- 核stone (of a fruit)×68
- 言うto say×63
- 大佐colonel×62
- 聞くto hear×62
- 貴様you×62
- 核弾頭nuclear warhead×52
- 核兵器nuclear weapon×26
- 核攻撃nuclear attack×12
- 迷彩camouflage×12
- 無線機(wireless) transceiver×11
- 心臓発作heart attack×11
- 司令室control room×10
- 核物質nuclear material×9