Youkame no Semi
Drama
八日目の蝉 2010/03/30
Character count31,114
Word count13,667
Unique words2,139
Words (1-occurrence)1,118
Unique kanji871
Kanji (1-occurrence)273
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episodes6

Kiwako Nonomiya is devastated after Takehiro Akiyama, the married man she has been having an affair with, manipulates her into getting an abortion by promising to marry her and then refusing to divorce his wife. Kiwako then learns of Takehiro's wife's pregnancy. One morning, while Takehiro and his wife Etsuko are away, Kiwako sneaks into their home to get a look at their six-month-old child. Without a thought for the consequences, she carries the baby away. Kiwako then raises the child as her own, while being a fugitive from the law.

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Episode 1
Character count4,265
Word count1,825
Unique words595
Words (1-occurrence)362
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 2
Character count4,912
Word count2,107
Unique words696
Words (1-occurrence)405
Unique kanji380
Kanji (1-occurrence)187
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 3
Character count6,087
Word count2,672
Unique words840
Words (1-occurrence)487
Unique kanji437
Kanji (1-occurrence)193
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 4
Character count5,690
Word count2,553
Unique words813
Words (1-occurrence)486
Unique kanji437
Kanji (1-occurrence)197
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 5
Character count5,784
Word count2,549
Unique words740
Words (1-occurrence)443
Unique kanji369
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 6
Character count4,376
Word count1,961
Unique words656
Words (1-occurrence)387
Unique kanji359
Kanji (1-occurrence)161
Difficulty beta Easy