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 |
|---|---|---|
| それじゃあ | 3 | 3.25 |
| チャイム | 3 | 4.42 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| にも | 3 | 2.03 |
| また | 3 | 2.19 |
| あの | 3 | 2.00 |
| ご覧 | 3 | 3.89 |
| 足 | 3 | 2.57 |
| 駅 | 3 | 3.98 |
| 幾 | 3 | 2.12 |
| 帝国 | 3 | 2.71 |
| ２ | 3 | 2.65 |
| 泣く | 3 | 3.07 |
| 遅い | 3 | 3.19 |
| ここに | 3 | 2.60 |
| 閉まる | 3 | 4.04 |
| 曲 | 3 | 3.30 |
| 扉 | 3 | 2.66 |
| 丈 | 3 | 1.71 |
| 肌 | 3 | 3.16 |
| 弾く | 3 | 3.37 |
| 大きく | 3 | 2.61 |
| 変 | 3 | 2.97 |
| と言い | 3 | 2.96 |
| 刻 | 3 | 2.65 |
| 死ぬ | 3 | 2.49 |
| 立派 | 3 | 3.24 |
| より | 3 | 2.31 |
| どんな | 3 | 2.69 |
| 無理 | 3 | 2.63 |
| 天気予報 | 3 | 5.18 |
| いや | 3 | 2.14 |
| 服装 | 3 | 3.58 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| ので | 3 | 1.80 |
| とく | 3 | 3.39 |
| 寝息 | 3 | 4.06 |
| 最多 | 3 | 5.30 |
| お星様 | 3 | 5.63 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| 本 | 3 | 2.87 |
| とっても | 3 | 3.57 |
| 下さい | 3 | 2.34 |
| 発表 | 3 | 3.71 |
| お話し | 3 | 3.87 |
| 爆発音 | 3 | 4.20 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| 一緒に | 3 | 2.46 |
| とても | 3 | 2.67 |
| 天国 | 3 | 4.19 |
| 剔 | 3 | 2.60 |
| お嫁さん | 3 | 4.21 |
| 我慢 | 3 | 3.21 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| 話 | 3 | 1.96 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 聞く | 3 | 1.95 |
| どうやって | 3 | 3.23 |
| 申し上げる | 3 | 3.65 |
| 生徒 | 3 | 2.99 |
| 寺 | 3 | 4.14 |
| ええっ | 3 | 3.96 |
| 門 | 3 | 3.00 |
| なら | 3 | 2.00 |
| 中 | 3 | 1.86 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| 鶏 | 3 | 4.04 |
| イギリス | 3 | 4.25 |
| じゃ無いか | 3 | 2.84 |
| イヒヒ | 3 | 5.92 |
| ちゃんと | 3 | 2.69 |
| おはようございます | 3 | 3.74 |
| お話 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 呼ぶ | 3 | 2.52 |
| 銃後 | 3 | 5.74 |
| リズム | 3 | 4.26 |
| じゃない | 3 | 2.26 |
| でしょ | 3 | 3.03 |
| 着く | 3 | 3.05 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| 約束 | 4 | 3.02 |
| おっ | 4 | 3.38 |
| 天 | 4 | 3.01 |
| ど | 4 | 3.26 |
| 木 | 4 | 2.81 |
| おい | 4 | 2.87 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| 教室 | 4 | 3.38 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| 泰 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 今度 | 4 | 2.69 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| だろ | 4 | 2.69 |
| 食べる | 4 | 2.42 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ワッ | 4 | 5.76 |
| 用事 | 4 | 3.50 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
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