Living in an area known for its juvenile crime, 21-year-old Makoto has become a member of a youth gang called the G-Boys. Known for his cool head and ability to get things done, Makoto becomes a key troubleshooter for the gang by diffusing tense situations and keeping his friends out of harm's way. However, the death of his girlfriend and an escalating turf war with a rival gang threaten to be more than Makoto can handle.
Japanese study overview
Ikebukuro West Gate Park is a Japanese drama of 105,417 characters, with 5,435 unique words and 1,279 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 5,435 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.
- 俺I×323
- お前you×309
- 言うto say×210
- 何what×200
- 待つto wait×114
- 知るto know×101
- 今now×101
- 聞くto hear×90
- 思うto think×87
- 帰るto return×81
- 殺すto kill×80
- 誰who×70
- 池袋Ikefukuro×43
- 山井Yamai×34
- 加奈Kana×33
- 真島Mashima×30
- 西口west entrance×25
- 弦楽music for strings×16
- 千秋thousand years×14
- 東口east entrance×13