After the sudden death of her adoptive father Shimada Mataemon, Nui, whose own father met an untimely death when he was about to expose the corruption of the shogunate becomes determined to expose the collusion between Kannouji, and the unforgivable relationships between the ladies in waiting of the inner palace and the monks. Nui is undertaking this undercover investigation without regard for the danger she is putting herself in, for the sake of Shinnosuke whom she secretly loves
Japanese study overview
Kagerou Ezu is a Japanese movie of 14,190 characters, with 1,747 unique words and 806 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is expert, 4.2 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,747 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.
- 様Mr×48
- 大御所leading figure×47
- 私I×41
- 大奥inner palace (in Edo Castle)×38
- 美代Haruyo×30
- 方direction×29
- 翁old man×28
- 石stone×27
- 御honorific/polite/humble prefix×25
- 佐島Sashima×25
- 申すto say×24
- 殿Mr.×19
- 縫いembroidery×18
- 多喜Taki×17
- 美濃Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)×17
- 新之助Shinnosuke×15
- 日祥Hisachi×14
- 登美Takami×13
- 千代thousand years×10
- 代参visiting a temple for another×9