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 |
|---|---|---|
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| お願い | 4 | 2.92 |
| だろ | 4 | 2.69 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| 鐘の音 | 4 | 4.43 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| 約束 | 4 | 3.02 |
| アメリカ | 4 | 4.03 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ありがとう御座います | 4 | 2.84 |
| 警官 | 4 | 4.43 |
| ねえ | 4 | 2.74 |
| では | 4 | 1.75 |
| こっち | 4 | 2.61 |
| 木 | 4 | 2.81 |
| ま | 4 | 2.85 |
| ０ | 4 | 3.08 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| 泰 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 天 | 4 | 3.01 |
| おい | 4 | 2.87 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| 教室 | 4 | 3.38 |
| てよ | 4 | 3.40 |
| オーライ | 4 | 5.34 |
| ぼろ | 4 | 4.97 |
| 用事 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 早 | 4 | 3.69 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| おっ | 4 | 3.38 |
| には | 4 | 1.57 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| 食べる | 4 | 2.42 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
| 最多 | 3 | 5.30 |
| 聞く | 3 | 1.95 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| 中 | 3 | 1.86 |
| 発表 | 3 | 3.71 |
| 小銭 | 3 | 4.62 |
| 帝国 | 3 | 2.71 |
| 鶏 | 3 | 4.04 |
| 変 | 3 | 2.97 |
| 駅 | 3 | 3.98 |
| その | 3 | 1.44 |
| 出し | 3 | 2.32 |
| 剔 | 3 | 2.60 |
| ので | 3 | 1.80 |
| 我慢 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 立派 | 3 | 3.24 |
| 服装 | 3 | 3.58 |
| おはようございます | 3 | 3.74 |
| お嫁さん | 3 | 4.21 |
| 踏切 | 3 | 5.43 |
| ２ | 3 | 2.65 |
| 下さい | 3 | 2.34 |
| お家 | 3 | 3.95 |
| 全部 | 3 | 2.88 |
| と言い | 3 | 2.96 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| 上手 | 3 | 3.75 |
| また | 3 | 2.19 |
| 華美 | 3 | 4.56 |
| 泣く | 3 | 3.07 |
| 行けません | 3 | 3.55 |
| きっと | 3 | 2.65 |
| 様に | 3 | 1.76 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| 一緒に | 3 | 2.46 |
| イギリス | 3 | 4.25 |
| だい | 3 | 3.56 |
| 誰 | 3 | 2.78 |
| 蓋 | 3 | 3.70 |
| 店員 | 3 | 3.61 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| ありがとう | 3 | 2.86 |
| ええっ | 3 | 3.96 |
| リズム | 3 | 4.26 |
| ご覧 | 3 | 3.89 |
| 弾く | 3 | 3.37 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| 本 | 3 | 2.87 |
| 大きく | 3 | 2.61 |
| 丈 | 3 | 1.71 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 天気予報 | 3 | 5.18 |
| 植う | 3 | 3.65 |
| とく | 3 | 3.39 |
| 天国 | 3 | 4.19 |
| 呼ぶ | 3 | 2.52 |
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