The show is based on the "Jiu" suspense novel series by Honda Tetsuya. Motoko (Kuroki) is a fierce, physically capable investigator with a strong battle instinct, while Misaki (Tabe) is more intellectual, kind-hearted, and naive. The two of them are both working to track down Jiu, the ringleader responsible for a series of brutal crimes.
Japanese study overview
Jiu: Keishichou Tokushuhan Sousakei is a Japanese drama of 66,037 characters, with 4,393 unique words and 1,285 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.5 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,393 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×230
- 東east×141
- 伊崎Isaki×139
- 言うto say×118
- 君you×117
- 岡村Okamura×99
- 門倉Kadokura×94
- 俺I×85
- 思うto think×83
- 雨宮Amanomiya×83
- 事thing×83
- 利憲Toshinori×82
- ＳＡＴSAT×81
- 美咲Miki×69
- ＳＩＴstatic induction transistor×52
- 小野Ouno×48
- 麻井Asai×46
- 大沼Oonu×42
- 知事prefectural governor×32
- 新世界秩序New World Order (conspiracy theory)×27