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 |
|---|---|---|
| 扉 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 足 | 3 | 2.57 |
| 立派 | 3 | 3.24 |
| 殿部 | 3 | 6.46 |
| にも | 3 | 2.03 |
| 肌 | 3 | 3.16 |
| お嫁さん | 3 | 4.21 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| とく | 3 | 3.39 |
| 着く | 3 | 3.05 |
| 弾く | 3 | 3.37 |
| 店員 | 3 | 3.61 |
| その | 3 | 1.44 |
| 行けません | 3 | 3.55 |
| さあ | 3 | 3.10 |
| と言い | 3 | 2.96 |
| 剔 | 3 | 2.60 |
| 速い | 3 | 3.51 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| お家 | 3 | 3.95 |
| 駅 | 3 | 3.98 |
| 服装 | 3 | 3.58 |
| 帝国 | 3 | 2.71 |
| 天気予報 | 3 | 5.18 |
| 寝息 | 3 | 4.06 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| 寺 | 3 | 4.14 |
| 華美 | 3 | 4.56 |
| とっても | 3 | 3.57 |
| なんだ | 3 | 2.26 |
| 出し | 3 | 2.32 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| だい | 3 | 3.56 |
| 上手 | 3 | 3.75 |
| ここに | 3 | 2.60 |
| 割れる | 3 | 3.74 |
| 全部 | 3 | 2.88 |
| 呼ぶ | 3 | 2.52 |
| 閉まる | 3 | 4.04 |
| 銃後 | 3 | 5.74 |
| チャイム | 3 | 4.42 |
| ちゃんと | 3 | 2.69 |
| お話し | 3 | 3.87 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| また | 3 | 2.19 |
| へ | 3 | 1.95 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| じゃ無いか | 3 | 2.84 |
| ので | 3 | 1.80 |
| 丈 | 3 | 1.71 |
| 様に | 3 | 1.76 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| 刻 | 3 | 2.65 |
| 聞く | 3 | 1.95 |
| お話 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 鶏 | 3 | 4.04 |
| 我慢 | 3 | 3.21 |
| どんなに | 3 | 3.61 |
| 発表 | 3 | 3.71 |
| ご覧 | 3 | 3.89 |
| きっと | 3 | 2.65 |
| 誰 | 3 | 2.78 |
| 死ぬ | 3 | 2.49 |
| 一緒に | 3 | 2.46 |
| 門 | 3 | 3.00 |
| ホント | 3 | 3.58 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| 無理 | 3 | 2.63 |
| 最多 | 3 | 5.30 |
| 歩く | 3 | 2.65 |
| ええっ | 3 | 3.96 |
| いや | 3 | 2.14 |
| 植う | 3 | 3.65 |
| はいはい | 3 | 3.62 |
| 五 | 3 | 2.47 |
| おはようございます | 3 | 3.74 |
| どうやって | 3 | 3.23 |
| 次 | 3 | 2.53 |
| ありがとう | 3 | 2.86 |
| 申し上げる | 3 | 3.65 |
| 今度 | 4 | 2.69 |
| には | 4 | 1.57 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| 泰 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 洋服 | 4 | 4.44 |
| 食べる | 4 | 2.42 |
| だろ | 4 | 2.69 |
| 天 | 4 | 3.01 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| こっち | 4 | 2.61 |
| ど | 4 | 3.26 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ありがとう御座います | 4 | 2.84 |
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