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 |
|---|---|---|
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| 洋服 | 4 | 4.44 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| ま | 4 | 2.85 |
| コラ | 4 | 4.40 |
| 教室 | 4 | 3.38 |
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| こっち | 4 | 2.61 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| 用事 | 4 | 3.50 |
| アメリカ | 4 | 4.03 |
| には | 4 | 1.57 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| てよ | 4 | 3.40 |
| オーライ | 4 | 5.34 |
| では | 4 | 1.75 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| ちゃった | 4 | 3.01 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ワッ | 4 | 5.76 |
| ０ | 4 | 3.08 |
| おっ | 4 | 3.38 |
| 早 | 4 | 3.69 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| 元気 | 5 | 3.07 |
| まで | 5 | 1.84 |
| んです | 5 | 2.32 |
| ピアノ | 5 | 4.22 |
| お母様 | 5 | 3.50 |
| 乗る | 5 | 2.77 |
| ちゃ | 5 | 2.92 |
| 新しい | 5 | 2.99 |
| 何処 | 5 | 2.58 |
| 凄い | 5 | 2.72 |
| 兵隊 | 5 | 4.07 |
| フフ | 5 | 4.26 |
| 分かる | 5 | 2.00 |
| よる | 5 | 3.28 |
| 子 | 5 | 2.51 |
| 足を引きずる | 5 | 5.51 |
| お父様 | 5 | 3.32 |
| 上げる | 5 | 2.58 |
| どう | 5 | 2.34 |
| 入れる | 5 | 2.73 |
| 担任 | 5 | 4.25 |
| 大変 | 5 | 2.84 |
| 走行音 | 5 | 5.42 |
| 小間 | 5 | 4.18 |
| ドア | 5 | 3.15 |
| ざわめき | 5 | 3.95 |
| し | 5 | 1.60 |
| もう | 6 | 2.11 |
| だった | 6 | 1.58 |
| む | 6 | 3.40 |
| 彼方 | 6 | 2.51 |
| 見 | 6 | 1.96 |
| だけど | 6 | 2.44 |
| 今日は | 6 | 2.66 |
| チンドン屋 | 6 | 6.07 |
| これ | 6 | 2.15 |
| アナウンサー | 6 | 4.86 |
| くるくる | 6 | 4.05 |
| 母親 | 6 | 3.18 |
| 僕 | 6 | 2.07 |
| ぜ | 6 | 2.66 |
| いい子 | 6 | 4.11 |
| 大丈夫 | 7 | 2.38 |
| よいしょ | 7 | 4.60 |
| スパイ | 7 | 4.17 |
| 帰る | 7 | 2.52 |
| ハハハ | 7 | 4.14 |
| パパ | 7 | 3.65 |
| どうぞ | 7 | 3.16 |
| ば | 7 | 1.60 |
| なさい | 7 | 2.85 |
| 開く | 7 | 2.63 |
| す | 7 | 3.13 |
| 楽員 | 7 | 6.72 |
| はしゃぐ | 7 | 3.80 |
| 持つ | 7 | 2.02 |
| 読む | 7 | 2.89 |
| よし | 7 | 2.94 |
| 赤ん坊 | 7 | 3.86 |
| くれる | 8 | 1.97 |
| 回る | 8 | 2.52 |
| 在る | 8 | 1.55 |
| ぞ | 8 | 2.08 |
| 演奏 | 8 | 3.90 |
| 人 | 8 | 1.87 |
| 思う | 8 | 1.61 |
| 教え | 8 | 2.64 |
| どうして | 8 | 2.71 |
| んじゃ | 8 | 2.56 |
| アッ | 8 | 4.49 |
| 好き | 8 | 2.59 |
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