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 |
|---|---|---|
| べっ甲 | 1 | 5.98 |
| 気 | 1 | 2.13 |
| 世界 | 1 | 2.18 |
| 休む | 1 | 3.22 |
| 変える | 1 | 3.02 |
| 可愛い | 1 | 2.81 |
| もう一回 | 1 | 4.10 |
| 人参 | 1 | 4.52 |
| あり | 1 | 2.26 |
| 競争 | 1 | 4.30 |
| 一杯 | 1 | 3.59 |
| ドン | 1 | 4.03 |
| ばっかり | 1 | 3.54 |
| 匂い | 1 | 3.08 |
| 呼び | 1 | 3.57 |
| 生える | 1 | 3.27 |
| 焼け落ちる | 1 | 4.89 |
| 考える | 1 | 2.30 |
| 未だ | 1 | 2.14 |
| 急ブレーキ | 1 | 5.11 |
| お披露目 | 1 | 4.09 |
| 無理しないで | 1 | 4.88 |
| 零余子 | 1 | 5.93 |
| ３年生 | 1 | 4.92 |
| 墓 | 1 | 3.88 |
| 務め | 1 | 3.69 |
| 裸足 | 1 | 4.63 |
| じゃねえ | 1 | 3.34 |
| 飛び込む | 1 | 3.31 |
| アンクル | 1 | 4.75 |
| 嘶き | 1 | 4.60 |
| 衛護 | 1 | 6.29 |
| 一 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 土俵 | 1 | 4.55 |
| あらあら | 1 | 4.01 |
| 丸太 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 楽 | 1 | 3.16 |
| 事になる | 1 | 2.71 |
| 友達 | 1 | 3.17 |
| この度 | 1 | 3.88 |
| お巡りさん | 1 | 4.88 |
| 手袋 | 1 | 4.05 |
| 起きる | 1 | 2.74 |
| 広げる | 1 | 3.18 |
| について | 1 | 2.42 |
| 戴き | 1 | 3.44 |
| じゃう | 1 | 4.07 |
| 先 | 1 | 2.68 |
| ホントに | 1 | 3.85 |
| に対する | 1 | 2.99 |
| 動かす | 1 | 2.95 |
| 端株 | 1 | 6.05 |
| 張り | 1 | 3.82 |
| 迄に | 1 | 3.09 |
| 板 | 1 | 1.29 |
| お別れ | 1 | 4.19 |
| 投与 | 1 | 4.66 |
| 貴様 | 1 | 2.99 |
| 花嫁 | 1 | 4.10 |
| 連れ | 1 | 3.81 |
| 所へ | 1 | 3.57 |
| 暑い | 1 | 3.77 |
| 指揮者 | 1 | 4.89 |
| 少ない | 1 | 2.78 |
| 国家 | 1 | 3.34 |
| 空 | 1 | 2.69 |
| リヤカー | 1 | 5.18 |
| 魚 | 1 | 3.11 |
| 連勝 | 1 | 5.04 |
| なあ | 1 | 2.86 |
| 青年 | 1 | 3.20 |
| チョウチョ | 1 | 6.05 |
| 入れ歯 | 1 | 3.16 |
| 地面 | 1 | 2.67 |
| 昨日 | 1 | 2.87 |
| 銃 | 1 | 3.38 |
| 者 | 1 | 2.04 |
| 仲間 | 1 | 2.81 |
| 其れだけ | 1 | 2.66 |
| 申し | 1 | 4.18 |
| 受け | 1 | 2.61 |
| 儂 | 1 | 3.13 |
| 逃げる | 1 | 2.85 |
| やあ | 1 | 3.89 |
| あっちゃ | 1 | 4.97 |
| 全 | 1 | 3.31 |
| 外す | 1 | 3.17 |
| 書く | 1 | 2.69 |
| 面倒 | 1 | 2.94 |
| さようなら | 1 | 4.34 |
| お手 | 1 | 4.40 |
| 昼間 | 1 | 3.71 |
| 悲しい | 1 | 3.34 |
| 低位 | 1 | 2.98 |
| テレビ | 1 | 3.84 |
| 無理やり | 1 | 3.54 |
| 成功 | 1 | 3.02 |
| 力 | 1 | 2.15 |
| 頁 | 1 | 3.69 |
| 沿い | 1 | 4.04 |
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