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)
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Word List (1,322 words)
| Word | Frequency | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|
| 代わり | 1 | 3.62 |
| 脱炭 | 1 | 3.01 |
| お願いします | 1 | 3.20 |
| どうかな | 1 | 4.03 |
| お別れ | 1 | 4.19 |
| 心 | 1 | 2.57 |
| 煎る | 1 | 5.08 |
| 掛け | 1 | 3.00 |
| ズルズル | 1 | 4.71 |
| ませ | 1 | 4.28 |
| 砲弾 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 肉 | 1 | 2.78 |
| やり | 1 | 3.43 |
| 哭く | 1 | 2.05 |
| 昼飯 | 1 | 4.26 |
| よな | 1 | 2.69 |
| 知らず | 1 | 3.68 |
| 晩ご飯 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| ８ | 1 | 3.28 |
| お手 | 1 | 4.40 |
| かもね | 1 | 3.90 |
| 特別 | 1 | 3.12 |
| 従う | 1 | 3.38 |
| そうです | 1 | 2.73 |
| 蜂 | 1 | 3.97 |
| じゃう | 1 | 4.07 |
| ビューン | 1 | 6.09 |
| 一丁 | 1 | 4.83 |
| 着る | 1 | 3.35 |
| テレビジョン | 1 | 6.69 |
| 勝つ | 1 | 3.07 |
| 美しい | 1 | 2.99 |
| っけ | 1 | 3.23 |
| 事になる | 1 | 2.71 |
| お邪魔します | 1 | 4.69 |
| ほうが良い | 1 | 3.44 |
| かん | 1 | 4.46 |
| この様に | 1 | 3.80 |
| 劣等感 | 1 | 4.57 |
| 電信柱 | 1 | 5.49 |
| 戦う | 1 | 2.55 |
| 使う | 1 | 2.10 |
| お帰り | 1 | 3.67 |
| ようやく | 1 | 2.82 |
| ガ | 1 | 3.36 |
| 戻す | 1 | 3.27 |
| 百人力 | 1 | 5.28 |
| 世 | 1 | 3.54 |
| はずだ | 1 | 2.64 |
| ずっと | 1 | 2.68 |
| 入れ | 1 | 2.71 |
| 時に | 1 | 2.57 |
| 先 | 1 | 2.68 |
| アーッ | 1 | 5.82 |
| 群集 | 1 | 5.05 |
| 一敗 | 1 | 3.30 |
| 東京 | 1 | 4.04 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| 動く | 1 | 2.53 |
| 旦那様 | 1 | 3.24 |
| 落とす | 1 | 3.04 |
| ６ | 1 | 3.14 |
| 男の子 | 1 | 3.51 |
| 山本 | 1 | 4.48 |
| よろしくお願いいたします | 1 | 4.03 |
| プール | 1 | 4.19 |
| 手 | 1 | 1.97 |
| どれ | 1 | 3.75 |
| スス | 1 | 5.40 |
| あっち | 1 | 3.48 |
| 楽 | 1 | 3.16 |
| サイレン | 1 | 4.60 |
| 敢行 | 1 | 4.48 |
| んで | 1 | 3.13 |
| ミシン | 1 | 5.07 |
| 可愛い | 1 | 2.81 |
| 昨年 | 1 | 4.17 |
| 布 | 1 | 3.21 |
| 先に | 1 | 2.69 |
| 見様 | 1 | 3.25 |
| 留守番 | 1 | 4.00 |
| 何の | 1 | 2.78 |
| 何方 | 1 | 4.20 |
| 絶対に | 1 | 2.91 |
| ２つ | 1 | 3.66 |
| 嘶き | 1 | 4.60 |
| 直ぐに | 1 | 2.43 |
| 来手 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 返す | 1 | 2.90 |
| 戦闘 | 1 | 2.51 |
| 部隊 | 1 | 2.88 |
| 跳ぶ | 1 | 3.78 |
| 鳴る | 1 | 3.48 |
| クラクション | 1 | 5.26 |
| すいすい | 1 | 5.10 |
| 白い | 1 | 2.82 |
| ってば | 1 | 3.84 |
| かむ | 1 | 4.61 |
| 暫し | 1 | 3.60 |
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