Aruku, Aruku, Aruku ~Shikoku Henro-michi~ (NHK Drama Special, Winter 2013) is about Hayama Misa (Tanaka Rena), a down-on-her-luck free-lance writer. Leaving her unhappy life in Tokyo, she takes part in the Shikoku Pilgrimage as a lone walking pilgrim. It has been said that if a pilgrim completes the pilgrimage by visiting all 88 sacred places, his/her wish will be fulfilled.
Japanese study overview
Aruku Aruku Aruku ~Shikoku Henro-michi~ SP is a Japanese movie of 4,821 characters, with 690 unique words and 350 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.6 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 690 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×24
- 事thing×17
- 遍路pilgrimage×15
- 人person×14
- 食べるto eat×13
- 言うto say×11
- 思うto think×8
- 会うto meet×7
- 池pond×7
- 四国Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)×5
- 人生(one's) life×5
- 僕I×5
- 善根宿free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)×4
- 御飯cooked rice×4
- 後藤Gatō×3
- 里親foster parent×3
- 一期一会once-in-a-lifetime encounter×3
- 血染めbloodstained×3
- 財布wallet×4
- 歩くto walk×4