The basis for the drama is the novel “Kashikogi” by author Cho Chang-in, which has sold 2 million copies in Korea since its publication in 2000. It has already been adapted as a television drama and a stage play in that country. On February 4, Shogakukan is publishing the book in Japan under the title “Good Life.” Sorimachi plays the part of Daichi Sawamoto, a newspaper reporter who has always prioritized his work over his family. When his wife suddenly leaves him, he finally notices the love he has been receiving from his son. Just as he decides to answer back, it is discovered that his son has leukemia.
Japanese study overview
Good Life: Arigatou, Papa. Sayonara is a Japanese drama of 52,572 characters, with 3,034 unique words and 985 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 3,034 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.
- 雲cloud×234
- 羽feather×227
- 澤本Sawamoto×105
- 君Mr×97
- 私I×91
- お前you×78
- 先生teacher×76
- 父さんfather×71
- 言うto say×68
- 思うto think×57
- 僕I×56
- 俺I×56
- 円山Enzan×25
- 華織Kaori×15
- 児島Kojima×13
- 紺野Konno×13
- 白血病leukemia×12
- 抗がん剤anticancer drug×9
- 石蹴りform of hopscotch in which the player kicks a stone through the course×9
- 載っけるto place on (something)×7