Adapted from the bestselling Japanese autobiography of the same title, the gentle coming-of-age drama Tokyo Tower - Mom and Me and Sometimes Dad concerns an adolescent boy (Kamiki Ryunosuke), Boku - Masaya, torn between the inherited recklessness of his father Oton and the inherited responsibility, wisdom and emotional strength of his mother Okan. Following a period of intensely rebellious behavior, Boku learns that his mom has contracted cancer; suddenly, his mother comes to live with him in Tokyo the entire emotional landscape of his life is altered.
Japanese study overview
Tokyo Tower: Okan to Boku to, Tokidoki, Oton is a Japanese drama of 39,858 characters, with 2,845 unique words and 975 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,845 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.
- 君Mr×175
- 俺I×95
- 東京Tokyo×92
- 中川Nakakawa×70
- 言うto say×57
- 先輩senior (at school, work, etc.)×57
- 頑張るto persevere×55
- 帰るto return×46
- 思うto think×46
- 出るto leave×43
- 食べるto eat×42
- 今now×42
- 栄子Eiko×28
- 筑豊Chikuhou×18
- 小倉Okura×17
- 徳本Tokuhon×16
- 抗がん剤anticancer drug×8
- ギザ十reeded-edge 10 yen coin (minted 1951-1958)×5
- 孝行filial piety×5
- ぬか漬けpickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)×4