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)
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Word List (1,322 words)
| Word | Frequency | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| 競技 | 1 | 4.07 |
| ミシン | 1 | 5.07 |
| たの | 1 | 3.30 |
| 押し | 1 | 3.46 |
| 文句 | 1 | 3.23 |
| もん | 1 | 2.71 |
| ころ | 1 | 3.59 |
| 犬 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 皆さん | 1 | 3.14 |
| 少し | 1 | 2.13 |
| 五芒 | 1 | 5.37 |
| それは | 1 | 1.95 |
| すれば | 1 | 2.59 |
| 代わり | 1 | 3.62 |
| ３年生 | 1 | 4.92 |
| 行ってらっしゃい | 1 | 4.27 |
| 質素倹約 | 1 | 5.67 |
| 低位 | 1 | 2.98 |
| 歌 | 1 | 3.41 |
| そして | 1 | 1.87 |
| 願う | 1 | 3.27 |
| パン | 1 | 3.28 |
| 衛護 | 1 | 6.29 |
| 痛 | 1 | 3.74 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 鯉のぼり | 1 | 6.08 |
| やろう | 1 | 3.16 |
| 未だ | 1 | 2.14 |
| 力 | 1 | 2.15 |
| 急ブレーキ | 1 | 5.11 |
| 着替え | 1 | 3.45 |
| ならぬ | 1 | 3.59 |
| 五日 | 1 | 3.24 |
| 破目 | 1 | 4.11 |
| 一 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 操作 | 1 | 3.18 |
| 魚 | 1 | 3.11 |
| 時節柄 | 1 | 6.49 |
| 倒れる | 1 | 3.23 |
| 張り | 1 | 3.82 |
| 着水 | 1 | 4.87 |
| アーッ | 1 | 5.82 |
| お帰り | 1 | 3.67 |
| 美 | 1 | 3.44 |
| とる | 1 | 3.14 |
| 配給 | 1 | 4.70 |
| 大事 | 1 | 2.94 |
| に依る | 1 | 2.76 |
| 申し | 1 | 4.18 |
| なあ | 1 | 2.86 |
| 学ぶ | 1 | 3.35 |
| お願いだから | 1 | 4.33 |
| 脱炭 | 1 | 3.01 |
| 洗濯 | 1 | 4.00 |
| そんな風に | 1 | 3.28 |
| 地方 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 巾 | 1 | 4.32 |
| 横綱 | 1 | 5.64 |
| 決して | 1 | 2.91 |
| 来手 | 1 | 3.41 |
| こんなに | 1 | 3.14 |
| お返事 | 1 | 4.61 |
| 頑張る | 1 | 3.15 |
| 外囲 | 1 | 3.11 |
| に亘り | 1 | 4.87 |
| 伯父さん | 1 | 3.54 |
| あらあら | 1 | 4.01 |
| やあ | 1 | 3.89 |
| お帰りなさい | 1 | 3.97 |
| 置く | 1 | 2.56 |
| 見るから | 1 | 3.92 |
| そうか | 1 | 2.72 |
| はは | 1 | 3.43 |
| 黒い | 1 | 2.78 |
| 乗り | 1 | 3.70 |
| お顔 | 1 | 4.16 |
| 何方 | 1 | 4.20 |
| いいよ | 1 | 3.37 |
| ご覧なさい | 1 | 4.77 |
| そうかもしれない | 1 | 4.19 |
| ビリビリ | 1 | 4.51 |
| プール | 1 | 4.19 |
| これから | 1 | 2.69 |
| お手 | 1 | 4.40 |
| 父ちゃん | 1 | 4.49 |
| 洗濯板 | 1 | 5.53 |
| 力持ち | 1 | 4.83 |
| 呼び | 1 | 3.57 |
| 鳴る | 1 | 3.48 |
| 配る | 1 | 3.69 |
| 空 | 1 | 2.69 |
| お花畑 | 1 | 4.56 |
| 否 | 1 | 3.49 |
| フッ | 1 | 3.69 |
| したい | 1 | 2.75 |
| 成功 | 1 | 3.02 |
| 分け | 1 | 2.31 |
| 出 | 1 | 2.33 |
| ブレーキ | 1 | 4.57 |
| ガ | 1 | 3.36 |
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