Madogiwa no Totto-chan
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year. (Source: Kodansha)
Statistics
Word List (1,322 words)
| Word | Frequency | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| 国民 | 1 | 3.58 |
| 指揮者 | 1 | 4.89 |
| リトミック | 1 | 7.89 |
| 配る | 1 | 3.69 |
| 頂ける | 1 | 3.53 |
| お喋り | 1 | 3.88 |
| 空 | 1 | 2.69 |
| 流れる | 1 | 3.28 |
| しま | 1 | 4.33 |
| 一 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 必要 | 1 | 2.28 |
| 祭り囃子 | 1 | 6.45 |
| どれでも | 1 | 4.90 |
| 何だい | 1 | 3.95 |
| 瞑想 | 1 | 4.31 |
| 刺しゅう | 1 | 5.87 |
| 友達 | 1 | 3.17 |
| 蜂 | 1 | 3.97 |
| もう一度 | 1 | 3.13 |
| 恥ずかしい | 1 | 3.05 |
| もう一回 | 1 | 4.10 |
| 昼飯 | 1 | 4.26 |
| プール | 1 | 4.19 |
| 世 | 1 | 3.54 |
| 無理しないで | 1 | 4.88 |
| また今度 | 1 | 4.30 |
| 美しい | 1 | 2.99 |
| 外れ | 1 | 3.58 |
| なり | 1 | 2.48 |
| さようなら | 1 | 4.34 |
| 男の子 | 1 | 3.51 |
| アハハハ | 1 | 4.64 |
| 墓 | 1 | 3.88 |
| とる | 1 | 3.14 |
| 大人しく | 1 | 3.26 |
| 気を付けて | 1 | 3.90 |
| 願う | 1 | 3.27 |
| おたく | 1 | 5.30 |
| 軍部 | 1 | 4.37 |
| っけ | 1 | 3.23 |
| ６ | 1 | 3.14 |
| お披露目 | 1 | 4.09 |
| 困った | 1 | 3.27 |
| 黄色い | 1 | 3.95 |
| 脱線 | 1 | 4.48 |
| 働かす | 1 | 4.80 |
| ありがと | 1 | 3.60 |
| 貴様 | 1 | 2.99 |
| ２つ | 1 | 3.66 |
| お出で | 1 | 3.80 |
| 口笛 | 1 | 4.49 |
| ８ | 1 | 3.28 |
| いやあ | 1 | 3.96 |
| こんなに | 1 | 3.14 |
| 菜の花 | 1 | 5.64 |
| 美 | 1 | 3.44 |
| 国家 | 1 | 3.34 |
| すれば | 1 | 2.59 |
| からって | 1 | 3.70 |
| 舌 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 夏休み | 1 | 3.96 |
| 焼け落ちる | 1 | 4.89 |
| 部隊 | 1 | 2.88 |
| 俺 | 1 | 1.41 |
| 員 | 1 | 3.73 |
| リヤカー | 1 | 5.18 |
| 黙る | 1 | 2.92 |
| パーラー | 1 | 4.89 |
| すっごく | 1 | 3.97 |
| 今から | 1 | 3.26 |
| 事になる | 1 | 2.71 |
| 掛け | 1 | 3.00 |
| 脱炭 | 1 | 3.01 |
| に対する | 1 | 2.99 |
| ドイツ語 | 1 | 4.96 |
| ごく潰し | 1 | 6.20 |
| 水着 | 1 | 3.89 |
| やあ | 1 | 3.89 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 行進曲 | 1 | 5.94 |
| 幼稚園 | 1 | 4.59 |
| 結ぶ | 1 | 3.30 |
| 園芸家 | 1 | 6.43 |
| 休み | 1 | 3.57 |
| 見るから | 1 | 3.92 |
| 差別 | 1 | 4.04 |
| 勉強 | 1 | 3.22 |
| 少ない | 1 | 2.78 |
| 網棚 | 1 | 6.46 |
| 手上げ | 1 | 3.61 |
| 黒い | 1 | 2.78 |
| 五日 | 1 | 3.24 |
| ブレーキ | 1 | 4.57 |
| かむ | 1 | 4.61 |
| しまった | 1 | 2.19 |
| そんなに | 1 | 2.88 |
| 我ら | 1 | 3.27 |
| クラクション | 1 | 5.26 |
| 晩ご飯 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 彼 | 1 | 2.13 |
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