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 |
|---|---|---|
| に対する | 1 | 2.99 |
| 転ぶ | 1 | 3.77 |
| よりも | 1 | 2.48 |
| 未明 | 1 | 5.11 |
| お邪魔します | 1 | 4.69 |
| 頂きます | 1 | 3.32 |
| 従う | 1 | 3.38 |
| 止まれ | 1 | 4.37 |
| 者 | 1 | 2.04 |
| はずだ | 1 | 2.64 |
| 予想 | 1 | 2.98 |
| 着る | 1 | 3.35 |
| １年生 | 1 | 4.78 |
| お別れ | 1 | 4.19 |
| アーッ | 1 | 5.82 |
| 五日 | 1 | 3.24 |
| そして | 1 | 1.87 |
| 必要 | 1 | 2.28 |
| プール | 1 | 4.19 |
| いける | 1 | 3.19 |
| かむ | 1 | 4.61 |
| 囀り | 1 | 4.67 |
| 米国 | 1 | 4.41 |
| 開け閉め | 1 | 5.12 |
| ホントに | 1 | 3.85 |
| すいすい | 1 | 5.10 |
| 菜の花 | 1 | 5.64 |
| 鼻歌 | 1 | 4.33 |
| 連れ | 1 | 3.81 |
| 本当 | 1 | 2.77 |
| ８ | 1 | 3.28 |
| 手上げ | 1 | 3.61 |
| 美味しい | 1 | 2.91 |
| ならない | 1 | 2.51 |
| はっきり | 1 | 3.06 |
| 願う | 1 | 3.27 |
| ごゆっくり | 1 | 4.61 |
| 自然 | 1 | 3.04 |
| 過ぎる | 1 | 2.60 |
| 晩ご飯 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 人間 | 1 | 2.21 |
| 在す | 1 | 2.45 |
| パン | 1 | 3.28 |
| 結ぶ | 1 | 3.30 |
| 一度 | 1 | 2.79 |
| 力持ち | 1 | 4.83 |
| 繕う | 1 | 4.73 |
| 凍みる | 1 | 5.09 |
| 卵 | 1 | 3.41 |
| である | 1 | 1.76 |
| 戻す | 1 | 3.27 |
| せず | 1 | 3.08 |
| 守る | 1 | 2.66 |
| あそこ | 1 | 3.21 |
| 面倒 | 1 | 2.94 |
| 少ない | 1 | 2.78 |
| ビューン | 1 | 6.09 |
| 今から | 1 | 3.26 |
| 衛護 | 1 | 6.29 |
| 軍需工場 | 1 | 6.05 |
| ケンカ | 1 | 4.11 |
| 博士 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 零余子 | 1 | 5.93 |
| 氷 | 1 | 2.98 |
| 招待 | 1 | 3.76 |
| 我がまま | 1 | 3.88 |
| もう一回 | 1 | 4.10 |
| 戦う | 1 | 2.55 |
| 一丁 | 1 | 4.83 |
| 未だ | 1 | 2.14 |
| 拍手 | 1 | 3.71 |
| 動物 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 降参 | 1 | 4.12 |
| どうかしら | 1 | 4.34 |
| 土俵 | 1 | 4.55 |
| 小鳥 | 1 | 3.95 |
| 員 | 1 | 3.73 |
| お花畑 | 1 | 4.56 |
| 大きな | 1 | 2.50 |
| 地面 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 勝つ | 1 | 3.07 |
| 劣等感 | 1 | 4.57 |
| 蜂 | 1 | 3.97 |
| 賛美歌 | 1 | 5.24 |
| 丸太 | 1 | 4.01 |
| なれば | 1 | 2.99 |
| 洗濯板 | 1 | 5.53 |
| 水 | 1 | 2.51 |
| 絶対に | 1 | 2.91 |
| 使える | 1 | 2.62 |
| 解ける | 1 | 3.67 |
| 支 | 1 | 4.32 |
| 先 | 1 | 2.68 |
| 所へ | 1 | 3.57 |
| 始まる | 1 | 2.93 |
| 申し | 1 | 4.18 |
| 小さな | 1 | 2.71 |
| 何だい | 1 | 3.95 |
| お披露目 | 1 | 4.09 |
| すっかり | 1 | 3.27 |
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