Summary of the final episode of the drama series "The Great Passage : I'll Make a Dictionary"

The final episode (episode 10) of the drama series " The Great Passage : I'll Make a Dictionary" (NHK General TV, Tuesdays at 10pm), starring actress Elaiza Ikeda and Yojiro Noda of the rock band RADWIMPS, will air on August 19th. What will the dictionary creation that took them over a decade bring to the pair? Here is the conclusion of the Reiwa era's " The Great Passage"...

The drama is based on Shion Miura's bestselling novel and depicts the passion of the people who work on creating dictionaries from the perspective of Kishibe Midori, a young editorial staff member who has been transferred to the dictionary editorial department. Noda plays the protagonist of the original work, Majime Mitsuya, the extremely earnest head of the dictionary editorial department. The drama has been broadcast on terrestrial television since June 17th in the network's "Drama 10" slot.

In the final episode, just before the final proofreading of "Odo Kai," Professor Matsumoto (Kyōhei Shibata) is hospitalized. Midori (Ikeda) and the others believe they will soon see each other again, but the world has changed dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As their lives change dramatically, a question posed by Majime (Noda) shocks the dictionary editorial department.

Meanwhile, at a store that has seen a lack of customers, Kaguya (Miura Rie) also makes a decision...