Kusuriya no Hitorigoto
Novel
薬屋のひとりごと 2014/08/29
Character count1,877,971
Word count824,885
Unique words22,131
Words (1-occurrence)7,536
Unique kanji2,849
Kanji (1-occurrence)210
Average sentence length18.5
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Volumes15
Duration 134 h

In the East is a land ruled by an emperor, whose consorts and serving women live in a sprawling complex known as the hougong, the rear palace. Maomao, an unassuming girl raised in an unassuming town by her apothecary father, never imagined the rear palace would have anything to do with her—until she was kidnapped and sold into service there. Though she looks ordinary, Maomao has a quick wit, a sharp mind, and an extensive knowledge of medicine. That's her secret, until she encounters a resident of the palace at least as perceptive as she is: the head eunuch, Jinshi. He sees through Maomao's façade and makes her a lady-in-waiting to none other than the Emperor's favorite consort... so she can taste the lady's food for poison! (Source: J-Novel Club)

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Volume 1
Character count107,113
Word count47,495
Unique words6,469
Words (1-occurrence)3,171
Unique kanji1,792
Kanji (1-occurrence)347
Average sentence length20.8
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue13.9%
Duration 8 h
Volume 2
Character count124,618
Word count54,539
Unique words6,774
Words (1-occurrence)3,277
Unique kanji1,815
Kanji (1-occurrence)343
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue16.6%
Duration 9 h
Volume 3
Character count148,558
Word count64,400
Unique words7,221
Words (1-occurrence)3,394
Unique kanji1,906
Kanji (1-occurrence)334
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue15.8%
Duration 11 h
Volume 4
Character count136,968
Word count59,876
Unique words7,045
Words (1-occurrence)3,312
Unique kanji1,878
Kanji (1-occurrence)344
Average sentence length19.2
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue19.0%
Duration 10 h
Volume 5
Character count133,262
Word count58,485
Unique words7,248
Words (1-occurrence)3,529
Unique kanji1,870
Kanji (1-occurrence)358
Average sentence length18.9
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue18.9%
Duration 10 h
Volume 6
Character count140,645
Word count61,399
Unique words7,307
Words (1-occurrence)3,585
Unique kanji1,887
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length19.0
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue23.4%
Duration 10 h
Volume 7
Character count117,291
Word count50,681
Unique words6,262
Words (1-occurrence)3,098
Unique kanji1,735
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue23.6%
Duration 8 h
Volume 8
Character count119,195
Word count51,841
Unique words6,544
Words (1-occurrence)3,222
Unique kanji1,769
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Average sentence length17.4
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue29.8%
Duration 9 h
Volume 9
Character count138,289
Word count60,647
Unique words7,156
Words (1-occurrence)3,442
Unique kanji1,871
Kanji (1-occurrence)339
Average sentence length18.0
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue27.9%
Duration 10 h
Volume 10
Character count125,237
Word count55,288
Unique words6,797
Words (1-occurrence)3,354
Unique kanji1,848
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length16.9
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue33.8%
Duration 9 h
Volume 11
Character count140,991
Word count62,993
Unique words7,369
Words (1-occurrence)3,566
Unique kanji1,872
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Average sentence length17.5
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue35.9%
Duration 10 h
Volume 12
Character count144,667
Word count62,806
Unique words7,275
Words (1-occurrence)3,512
Unique kanji1,867
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Average sentence length17.8
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue32.8%
Duration 10 h
Volume 13
Character count83,065
Word count37,472
Unique words5,529
Words (1-occurrence)2,883
Unique kanji1,698
Kanji (1-occurrence)347
Average sentence length17.5
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue31.3%
Duration 6 h
Volume 14
Character count133,704
Word count59,300
Unique words6,965
Words (1-occurrence)3,369
Unique kanji1,836
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Average sentence length17.1
Difficulty beta Hard
Dialogue40.3%
Duration 10 h
Volume 15
Character count84,368
Word count37,663
Unique words5,080
Words (1-occurrence)2,472
Unique kanji1,605
Kanji (1-occurrence)373
Average sentence length16.9
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue32.2%
Duration 6 h