The series takes place in 1962 Osaka. Hanaoka Machiko, 37, is single and works at a hardware store in Osaka City while doing literary work. One day, she falls ill due to overwork and falls in love with Tokunaga Kenjiro, the doctor who examines her. Kenjiro and Machiko marry. But Kenjiro, who lost his first wife to illness, lives not just with his five children, but his brother, sister, and parents. In a comical and heart-warming way, the drama depicts Machiko's struggle with the new family while pursuing her career as a novelist.
Japanese study overview
Imo Tako Nankin is a Japanese drama of 416,093 characters, with 10,631 unique words and 1,775 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,631 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×1,291
- 言うto say×1,080
- 思うto think×656
- 先生teacher×614
- 町子Chōko×596
- 聞くto hear×441
- 今now×429
- 僕I×363
- 人person×362
- 健次郎Kenjirō×354
- 食べるto eat×348
- 何でwhy?×342
- 由利子Yuriko×204
- 徳永Tokuei×178
- 花岡Hanaoka×172
- 晴子Kiyoko×155
- 響きあうto sound together×151
- 向かい風headwind×151
- 大先生great teacher×52
- 写真館photo studio×48