A story about a married couple both diagnosed with cancer and given limited time to live. As mother of two young children, Yoshioka Shuko notices a lump in her chest one day and goes to a hospital to have it checked out. When she is diagnosed with breast cancer, her husband Kenichi is fully prepared to battle the disease with her until he finds out that he, too is ill with lung cancer. For the sake of the children, the couple determine to not let this defeat them, but to approach life cheerfully and positively in what is a stirring and unforgettable record of a family driven by the strength of love and who never forgets their sense of humor.
Japanese study overview
Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu is a Japanese drama of 31,119 characters, with 1,930 unique words and 754 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 1,930 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.
- 亜衣Ai×155
- 私I×98
- 由宇Yui×87
- 言うto say×73
- 思うto think×56
- 俺I×42
- 走るto run×37
- 吉岡Kichioka×37
- 賢一Ken'ichi×32
- お母さんmother×31
- 君Mr×30
- 今日today×29
- 柊子Shuuko×20
- 抗がん剤anticancer drug×19
- 麻見Asami×10
- 乳がんbreast cancer×9
- 千佳Kazuyo×6
- 腫瘍tumor×6
- 槙子Makiko×6
- 肺がんlung cancer×6