Ichiro Seike is a popular, 43 year old politician. He has gained popularity for his impressive smile and liberal speech and behavior. He is expected to be a future prime minster candidate. He has a secretary, Toshiya Suzuki, who carefully works to guide him to the prime minister position. They look like a perfect match as a politician and his secretary, but Reporter Kanae Michiura feels something is off about the relationship of these two. She begins to investigate their past and notices the mysterious deaths that have followed Ichiro Seike during his rise in politics. Her own father's death, who was also a reporter, is somehow connected to the politician's past.
Japanese study overview
Warau Matryoshka is a Japanese drama of 88,831 characters, with 4,452 unique words and 1,242 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,452 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 清家Kiyoie×415
- 私I×285
- 鈴木Susuki×228
- 思うto think×220
- 浩子Kōko×182
- 僕I×154
- 道上Dōgami×121
- 言うto say×116
- 知るto know×109
- 今now×100
- 政治家politician×87
- 彼he×84
- 俊哉Shun'ya×76
- 亜里沙Arisa×47
- 武智Takechi×46
- 諸橋Morohashi×45
- 官房長官Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan)×38
- 糖質sugariness×31
- 家君head of the house×29
- 清Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912)×26