The Great Passage: I'll Make a Dictionary

The Security Guard Center sets the stage for this drama that stars Mamoru Shinomiya, a newly-hired emergency responder. Together with his brilliant colleagues, all of whom have colorful personalities, they tackle one emergency after another with flying colors and restore the safety and security of their clients and the public.

Sanako Moriwaka (Mikako Tabe) is single and works in the accounting department of a soap company. For her job, she checks receipts and bills. Each slip that she reviews, mentions only the dollar amount and a brief reason for the expense. When Sanako Moriwaka reviews the slips, she can often discern suspicious facts surrounding the expense or even troubles in the lives of the employee.

Ippei Ohmori, "the worst man in Japan" who hates his family and children, and aspires to become a politician. While trying to improve his image to win the election, Ippei gradually comes to face his family problems and eventually stands up to change society as well.

13 disparate young people connected by chance or circumstance intersect as they ponder their place in the world and deal with the pressures and heartaches of modern life in Japan’s busy capital.

When a political scandal exposes her father’s dark secret, aspiring politician Hoshino Matsuri is cast out, forcing her to rebuild her life while navigating a high-stakes emergency election.

Relationships take on many forms. Some can be fleeting, delicate things that only last a moment, while others are sure and steady and can last a lifetime. More often than not, relationships fall somewhere in between, but whatever the relationship, each one is as unique as the people in them. Take the eight different couples in this story, for example. While each of them ends up sharing a night, how that night looks and what comes the morning after is entirely different. For the man reunited with his former high school classmate, the feelings he has harbored all these years give their time together a very specific meaning. Meanwhile, an evening shared by two individuals who regularly hook up for sex takes on an entirely different one. No matter what their dynamic may be, each couple in this series has this in common: they each share a meal the morning after. The question is, where do things go between them, once they’ve finished their breakfast?

Stage actor Toma Kiryu suddenly retires. Toma, who lives for watching stage plays, is the favorite of office worker Hitomi Nakajo, who is devastated by his sudden retirement... One day, that "favorite" suddenly appears as Hitomi's "boss"! Toma was actually Shuichi Takagi, the heir to a wealthy family! Even without his costume, his aura radiates, and he treats the many female employees who approach him with kindness. Hitomi is also approached, but seeing her favorite right in front of her, she panics and unintentionally acts coldly. Shuichi takes an interest in Hitomi, but every time Toma-Shuichi approaches her, she feels overjoyed, yet she struggles to accept the reality that her idol is right in front of her, not in VR or 3D.

Mai Otonashi is a second-year student and the captain of the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club, and recently, she's struggled to win. Whenever she scores a Turkey, three consecutive strikes, she follows it up with an unbeatable split—the Snake Eyes. This is the story of Mai, Rina, Sayuri, Nozomi, and Nanase as they fight, fall, and rise again in pursuit of victory in the final days of summer.

Mirai Takatsuki is a seemingly normal teenager, but when he was a child his life was saved from a terrible illness thanks to magnanimous donations from the local community that paid for his medical bills. Ongoing media attention and the pressure to excel have prompted Mirai to have suicidal tendencies.

Yae, an unremarkable girl working in a café and living with a friend, finds herself unable to afford rent when her friend suddenly gets married, and she loses her job in the same day! It’s only when her boyfriend dumps her that she finally hits rock bottom.

Sachi and her boyfriend Takara are a young couple who both attend different high schools. However, one night, Sachi gets the feeling something isn't right with her body, and later, after taking a test, she discovers she is pregnant. The two teenagers then have to face the harsh reality and question of whether they can give birth to and raise a child - a decision that will change their lives forever.

Raita is a deaf boy who has just lost his father. His father wanted him to succeed his tea shop, but Raita didn't want to because his relationship with his father was not good. While he was closing the tea shop, Teiji, who is a genius tea blender, came to the shop and challenged Raita to compete on blending the regendally tea which Raita's father was famous for.

This side story retells the story of the aspiring painter (also a part-time waitress), Ai, who encounters the newly resident doctor, Kiseki, in her workplace; and a hidden message given from one's mysterious silhouette, that changed both of their lives.

Segawa Kiichi, a former delinquent, happens to encounter a lonely 10-year-old girl who looks like she is going to be killed by the Yakuza. He saves her by reflex and later realizes that she lost her memory. She doesn't know why the Yakuza are after her and Kiichi is attacked time and again because of that. With his own life in sudden danger, he calls on six friends from his high school days as a delinquent. These enthusiastic, single-minded men band together to protect her to the end.

Ai Majima studies AI at a university. She needs to collect data for her graduation thesis. The theme for her thesis is "way to make women feel better according to differences of the brain between men and women." For research on her thesis, Ai Majima begins to work part-time at a wedding hall.