The Great Passage

The director informs Nishioka the conditions for Daitokai's continuation, which are the revision of another dictionary and Nishioka’s transfer to the marketing department.Nishioka's shocked, but seeing the team's joy with the sample copies of Daitokai, and Majime starting the revision work, he vows to do all he can before his transfer.Later, Majime works up the courage to hand Kaguya his letter.

The morning after handing her the love letter, Majime runs when he sees Kaguya. That afternoon, Nishioka reveals his transfer to the shocked team. Majime worries over losing Nishioka.That night, spurred by Nishioka, Majime presses Kaguya for a reply. She's overwhelmed and retreats to her room. Majime thinks it's over, but after rereading the letter she comes back and tells him she likes him too.

Spotting issues with a professor’s manuscript, Nishoka and Majime propose amendments. Majime reaffirms that they need Nishioka. But Nishioka reassures Majime that he will always be there for him.A few days later, the professor is livid with the changes, and Nishioka goes to apologize. The professor is upset, but Nishioka manages to win him over.Nishioka and Majime go down their separate paths.

Thirteen years pass and a new employee Kishibe arrives. With a fashion magazine background, she wonders why she has been transferred here.The team throw her a welcome party. Majime tells her he thinks she's someone who values words. But she runs out of the restaurant saying she's not cut out for the job.Nishioka runs into her and assures her she is.The next day, Kishibe turns up ready to work.

Kishibe is back and ready to work. She is enamored with Matsumoto and Majime’s talk on words and dictionaries.The team is on the final phase, as a special paper is also being developed specially for Daitokai. The team unify in this home stretch.After roughly a year, the paper is finally finished. Daitokai is inching closer to being completed.However, a grave mistake is discovered.(C)GDED

The editorial team is dumbfounded by the discovery of an omitted word. Majime decides to recheck all 240,000 words. During all of this, Matsumoto is hospitalized. Majime frantically works to complete Daitokai.The team works tirelessly day and night under the same roof.Time passes, and the rechecking is finally completed. Nishioka comes to help celebrate. Daitokai is nearly completed, but...