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11 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Episode 1
22 mins
A veteran lexicographer Araki has been seeking a replacement for himself because he approaches retirement age. One day, Araki goes to see Majime in the Sales Department as soon as he hears that his assistant Nishioka got to know a sales staff Majime what he is.
Episode 2
22 mins
Majime is transferred to the Lexicographical Department and learns the passions for a new dictionary compiling Araki and Matsumoto have. He is anxious whether he can meet their expectations, but his landlady Take gives some good advices to him. And then he and a beautiful woman have a wonderful encounter on one of these nights.
Episode 3
22 mins
Majime falls in love with Take's granddaughter Kaguya at first sight. His colleagues support his love. Majime and Nishioka come to have mutual respect for each of their strengths, and they begin to show good spirits of teamwork in their works. However at that time, Nishioka hears a bad news.
Episode 4
22 mins
The Lexicographical Department carried out a bold measure Nishioka suggested, the work made slow and steady progress. After a few months, Majime took a holiday for a first time in a long time. He goes out with Kaguya, but he cannot tell his love to her. So he writes a love letter at that night.
Episode 5
22 mins
The brass informs only Nishioka that he will transfer to the PR Department, it gives him quite a shock. Meanwhile, Majime hands a love letter to Kaguya as he wavers in his mind.
Episode 6
22 mins
Majime avoids Kaguya because he is afraid to listen to her reply. Nishioka tells his colleagues that he received secretly an appointment to the PR Department, Majime is shocked and feels like losing a relationship of mutual understanding.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 24, 201622 mins
Majime and Nishioka found a big problem on manuscripts what the Lexicographical Department outsourced. When Majime and Nishioka finished making the amendment, Majime realizes again that if Nishioka goes to another way, he is enough of trust.
Episode 8
22 mins
13 years has passed. A new-face Kishibe was transferred to the Lexicographical Department from the Editorial Department of a fashion magazine. The chief lexicographer Majime appreciates her facility to compile, but she has mixed feelings because she wanted to engage in the production of fashion magazine. So the chief of the PR Department Nishioka asks her a question.
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 8, 201622 mins
Kishibe begins afresh to give her mind to the dictionary production. And the paper manufacturing has also taken many years of blood, sweat and tears to develop a few kinds of papers the dictionary's exclusive use.
Episode 10
22 mins
Majime decides to redo all checks of 240 thousand words with their pride at stake when Kishibe found that a word is left out. Soon after that, Matsumoto succumbs to an illness unfortunately.
Episode 11
22 mins
Matsumoto is convalescing at his home, Majime and Araki visits him to show some advance sheets of "Daitokai". After Matsumoto is very pleased to see that for a while, he confesses his condition in all honesty to Majime and Araki because he wants to pass the torch.