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 |
|---|---|---|
| 警官 | 4 | 4.43 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| 鐘の音 | 4 | 4.43 |
| ど | 4 | 3.26 |
| 早 | 4 | 3.69 |
| キャラメル | 4 | 5.00 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| コラ | 4 | 4.40 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| ねえ | 4 | 2.74 |
| おい | 4 | 2.87 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| ちゃった | 4 | 3.01 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| こっち | 4 | 2.61 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
| オーライ | 4 | 5.34 |
| ０ | 4 | 3.08 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| 今度 | 4 | 2.69 |
| お願い | 4 | 2.92 |
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| 分かる | 5 | 2.00 |
| 元気 | 5 | 3.07 |
| 足を引きずる | 5 | 5.51 |
| 乗る | 5 | 2.77 |
| 凄い | 5 | 2.72 |
| フフ | 5 | 4.26 |
| お母様 | 5 | 3.50 |
| ちゃ | 5 | 2.92 |
| 子 | 5 | 2.51 |
| 担任 | 5 | 4.25 |
| お父様 | 5 | 3.32 |
| 上げる | 5 | 2.58 |
| まで | 5 | 1.84 |
| よる | 5 | 3.28 |
| ピアノ | 5 | 4.22 |
| どう | 5 | 2.34 |
| 大変 | 5 | 2.84 |
| 小間 | 5 | 4.18 |
| 入れる | 5 | 2.73 |
| 兵隊 | 5 | 4.07 |
| ドア | 5 | 3.15 |
| んです | 5 | 2.32 |
| 走行音 | 5 | 5.42 |
| ざわめき | 5 | 3.95 |
| 何処 | 5 | 2.58 |
| し | 5 | 1.60 |
| 新しい | 5 | 2.99 |
| 今日は | 6 | 2.66 |
| 母親 | 6 | 3.18 |
| だけど | 6 | 2.44 |
| 彼方 | 6 | 2.51 |
| くるくる | 6 | 4.05 |
| いい子 | 6 | 4.11 |
| もう | 6 | 2.11 |
| む | 6 | 3.40 |
| アナウンサー | 6 | 4.86 |
| 僕 | 6 | 2.07 |
| 見 | 6 | 1.96 |
| ぜ | 6 | 2.66 |
| だった | 6 | 1.58 |
| チンドン屋 | 6 | 6.07 |
| これ | 6 | 2.15 |
| 楽員 | 7 | 6.72 |
| なさい | 7 | 2.85 |
| ば | 7 | 1.60 |
| 読む | 7 | 2.89 |
| 帰る | 7 | 2.52 |
| 開く | 7 | 2.63 |
| 大丈夫 | 7 | 2.38 |
| どうぞ | 7 | 3.16 |
| す | 7 | 3.13 |
| よいしょ | 7 | 4.60 |
| パパ | 7 | 3.65 |
| はしゃぐ | 7 | 3.80 |
| スパイ | 7 | 4.17 |
| よし | 7 | 2.94 |
| 持つ | 7 | 2.02 |
| 赤ん坊 | 7 | 3.86 |
| ハハハ | 7 | 4.14 |
| 回る | 8 | 2.52 |
| 思う | 8 | 1.61 |
| 人 | 8 | 1.87 |
| フフフ | 8 | 4.23 |
| んじゃ | 8 | 2.56 |
| どうして | 8 | 2.71 |
| 演奏 | 8 | 3.90 |
| くれる | 8 | 1.97 |
| 駄目 | 8 | 2.86 |
| アッ | 8 | 4.49 |
| 教え | 8 | 2.64 |
| ぞ | 8 | 2.08 |
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