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 |
|---|---|---|
| 銃後 | 3 | 5.74 |
| お嫁さん | 3 | 4.21 |
| 出る | 3 | 2.34 |
| さあ | 3 | 3.10 |
| 歩く | 3 | 2.65 |
| 様に | 3 | 1.76 |
| 速い | 3 | 3.51 |
| へ | 3 | 1.95 |
| 踏切 | 3 | 5.43 |
| ちゃんと | 3 | 2.69 |
| 帝国 | 3 | 2.71 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| とっても | 3 | 3.57 |
| 着く | 3 | 3.05 |
| 店員 | 3 | 3.61 |
| どうやって | 3 | 3.23 |
| イギリス | 3 | 4.25 |
| 無理 | 3 | 2.63 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| リズム | 3 | 4.26 |
| 肌 | 3 | 3.16 |
| おはようございます | 3 | 3.74 |
| 行けません | 3 | 3.55 |
| いや | 3 | 2.14 |
| それじゃあ | 3 | 3.25 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| はいはい | 3 | 3.62 |
| イヒヒ | 3 | 5.92 |
| 植う | 3 | 3.65 |
| 五 | 3 | 2.47 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| お家 | 3 | 3.95 |
| 菎蒻 | 3 | 5.15 |
| どんな | 3 | 2.69 |
| お話 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 一緒に | 3 | 2.46 |
| なら | 3 | 2.00 |
| 申し上げる | 3 | 3.65 |
| どんなに | 3 | 3.61 |
| 割れる | 3 | 3.74 |
| お星様 | 3 | 5.63 |
| ２ | 3 | 2.65 |
| 曲 | 3 | 3.30 |
| 寺 | 3 | 4.14 |
| 生徒 | 3 | 2.99 |
| 呼ぶ | 3 | 2.52 |
| 刻 | 3 | 2.65 |
| 弾く | 3 | 3.37 |
| 華美 | 3 | 4.56 |
| 発表 | 3 | 3.71 |
| 幾 | 3 | 2.12 |
| その | 3 | 1.44 |
| 遅い | 3 | 3.19 |
| 最多 | 3 | 5.30 |
| 天国 | 3 | 4.19 |
| ので | 3 | 1.80 |
| ええっ | 3 | 3.96 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| 大きく | 3 | 2.61 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 扉 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 門 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 閉まる | 3 | 4.04 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| 駅 | 3 | 3.98 |
| 寝息 | 3 | 4.06 |
| でしょ | 3 | 3.03 |
| 鶏 | 3 | 4.04 |
| 泣く | 3 | 3.07 |
| 天気予報 | 3 | 5.18 |
| 中 | 3 | 1.86 |
| 聞く | 3 | 1.95 |
| きっと | 3 | 2.65 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| なんだ | 3 | 2.26 |
| また | 3 | 2.19 |
| お話し | 3 | 3.87 |
| 本 | 3 | 2.87 |
| 下さい | 3 | 2.34 |
| 上手 | 3 | 3.75 |
| ねえ | 4 | 2.74 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| コラ | 4 | 4.40 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 鐘の音 | 4 | 4.43 |
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| 今度 | 4 | 2.69 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| キャラメル | 4 | 5.00 |
| 教室 | 4 | 3.38 |
| アメリカ | 4 | 4.03 |
| ど | 4 | 3.26 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ワッ | 4 | 5.76 |
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