Buzzer Beat is a Fuji TV Japanese television drama, which stars Yamashita Tomohisa, Keiko Kitagawa, and Aibu Saki. The series primarily focuses on two characters, Naoki Kamiya, a professional basketball player, and Riko Shirakawa, an aspiring violinist. Over the course of the series Naoki faces difficulties trying to succeed in the world of basketball, and Riko struggles to become a successful violinist. Eventually the two meet and the series chronicles their relationship and struggles, as well as those of their friends.
Japanese study overview
Buzzer Beat :Gakeppuchi no Hero , is a Japanese drama of 78,044 characters, with 3,553 unique words and 1,063 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,553 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.
- 直輝Naoki×262
- 俺I×239
- 莉子Mariko×152
- 思うto think×146
- 言うto say×120
- 川崎Kawasaki (city)×106
- 君Mr×97
- 上矢Uwaya×93
- 今now×87
- 菜月Nakitsu×74
- 好きliking×72
- 麻衣Ai×70
- 秀治Shuuji×52
- ＪＣfemale junior high school student×41
- 白河Shirakawa×40
- 代々木Yoyogi×37
- 宇都宮Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)×34
- 智哉Chiya×16
- 点差point spread×16
- 麻衣linen robe×14