The main characters are the Mamiya brothers who are living together although they are over 30-years-old. Unconcerned with appearance and reputations, they enjoy their life in their own way. The only concern is the lack of girlfriends. One day, however, a change occurs to their mundane lives. The elder brother, Akinobu (Kuranosuke Sasaki), falls in love with a girl at a video shop. The younger brother, Tetsunobu (Muga Tsukaji), scrambles around to aid his brother achieve love and arranges various dates. The elder brother strives to return the effort, but gets the cold shoulder. The two brothers return to their original lives, continuing with their ordinary, but happy days.
Japanese study overview
Mamiya Kyoudai is a Japanese movie of 18,026 characters, with 1,748 unique words and 727 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,748 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.
- 言うto say×44
- 先生teacher×42
- 直美Sugumi×31
- 私I×29
- 僕I×24
- 思うto think×24
- 間宮Mamiya×22
- 徹信Tetsunobu×21
- 依子Eko×19
- 俺I×19
- 兄ちゃん(one's) older brother×18
- お前you×17
- 夕美Yūmi×12
- 葛原Kasahara×11
- 大垣roofed mud wall around a villa or temple×9
- 明信Akinobu×8
- 玉木Tamaki×7
- 色水colored water×4
- 朝顔Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)×4
- コーヒー牛乳coffee-flavored milk×4