Detective Suguro is enjoying a stay at a luxurious hotel in Wakayama. Also staying at the hotel is an unusual family led by rich widow Mrs. Hondo. She acts like a tyrant around her children, who are afraid of her and are at her beck and call. Unfortunately, a tragedy strikes the Hondo Family while on a hike to a local shrine. Mrs. Hondo, who was supposed to be taking a rest on the way, is found dead. Kawahara Daisaku, the chief of the local police station, asks Suguro to help with the investigation of Mrs. Hondo’s death.
Japanese study overview
Shi to no Yakusoku is a Japanese movie of 26,490 characters, with 2,023 unique words and 831 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,023 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×146
- 夫人wife×75
- 勝呂Katsuro×63
- 彼女she×50
- 先生teacher×49
- 思うto think×48
- 言うto say×45
- 天狗tengu×40
- 主水Shusui×40
- 母mother×39
- 殺すto kill×36
- 家族family×29
- 上杉Uesugi×23
- 沙羅sal (tree) (Shorea robusta)×22
- 本堂main hall (of a Buddhist temple)×19
- 凪子Nagiko×17
- 熊野古道Kumano Kodo (ancient pilgrimage routes)×14
- 鏡子Kyōko×12
- 大社grand shrine×10
- 本宮main shrine×9