The manga centers on 35-year-old novelist Makio Koudai and her 15-year-old niece Asa, who live together under one roof. Makio took Asa in on a sudden impulse after Asa's parents, which included Makio's older sister, passed away. The next day, Makio returns to her senses and remembers that she does not do well in the company of other people. So begins their daily life, as Makio attempts to acclimate to a roommate, while Asa attempts to get used to an adult that never acts like one. (Source: Anime News Network) Note: Includes 3 extra chapters.
Japanese study overview
Ikoku Nikki is a Japanese manga of 138,974 characters, with 7,125 unique words and 1,481 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 2.3 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 7,125 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.
- 言うto say×386
- 思うto think×352
- 朝morning×312
- 人person×207
- 書くto write×137
- 自分myself×121
- 今now×117
- 知るto know×111
- 生life×108
- 好きliking×94
- 聞くto hear×93
- 今日today×83
- 田汲Takumi×56
- 笠町Kasamachi×49
- 先生Senjō×36
- 模wooden printing block×35
- 高代Takashiro×30
- 軽音light music×28
- 積product×23
- 楢oak (esp. Quercus serrata)×22