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 |
|---|---|---|
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| お願い | 4 | 2.92 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| キャラメル | 4 | 5.00 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| おっ | 4 | 3.38 |
| アメリカ | 4 | 4.03 |
| てよ | 4 | 3.40 |
| コラ | 4 | 4.40 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| ねえ | 4 | 2.74 |
| 教室 | 4 | 3.38 |
| ぼろ | 4 | 4.97 |
| ０ | 4 | 3.08 |
| いけない | 4 | 2.71 |
| 食べる | 4 | 2.42 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| 警官 | 4 | 4.43 |
| だろ | 4 | 2.69 |
| オーライ | 4 | 5.34 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
| 約束 | 4 | 3.02 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| ちゃった | 4 | 3.01 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| では | 4 | 1.75 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| ありがとう御座います | 4 | 2.84 |
| おい | 4 | 2.87 |
| 今度 | 4 | 2.69 |
| 鐘の音 | 4 | 4.43 |
| 木 | 4 | 2.81 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| 早 | 4 | 3.69 |
| ま | 4 | 2.85 |
| 泰 | 4 | 4.75 |
| ど | 4 | 3.26 |
| 遅い | 3 | 3.19 |
| 小銭 | 3 | 4.62 |
| 変 | 3 | 2.97 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| 鶏 | 3 | 4.04 |
| 扉 | 3 | 2.66 |
| じゃ無いか | 3 | 2.84 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| 弾く | 3 | 3.37 |
| 一緒に | 3 | 2.46 |
| 天国 | 3 | 4.19 |
| 閉まる | 3 | 4.04 |
| 店員 | 3 | 3.61 |
| イギリス | 3 | 4.25 |
| 泣く | 3 | 3.07 |
| でしょ | 3 | 3.03 |
| 中 | 3 | 1.86 |
| 本 | 3 | 2.87 |
| 様に | 3 | 1.76 |
| にも | 3 | 2.03 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 剔 | 3 | 2.60 |
| ありがとう | 3 | 2.86 |
| 死ぬ | 3 | 2.49 |
| どうやって | 3 | 3.23 |
| その | 3 | 1.44 |
| ここに | 3 | 2.60 |
| 殿部 | 3 | 6.46 |
| 蓋 | 3 | 3.70 |
| どんな | 3 | 2.69 |
| はいはい | 3 | 3.62 |
| 五 | 3 | 2.47 |
| 踏切 | 3 | 5.43 |
| さあ | 3 | 3.10 |
| 申し上げる | 3 | 3.65 |
| 幾 | 3 | 2.12 |
| 我慢 | 3 | 3.21 |
| チャイム | 3 | 4.42 |
| 先ずは | 3 | 2.86 |
| とっても | 3 | 3.57 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| 次 | 3 | 2.53 |
| 植う | 3 | 3.65 |
| 誰 | 3 | 2.78 |
| ので | 3 | 1.80 |
| 行けません | 3 | 3.55 |
| 下さい | 3 | 2.34 |
| お話し | 3 | 3.87 |
| 速い | 3 | 3.51 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| 全部 | 3 | 2.88 |
| 上手 | 3 | 3.75 |
| ご覧 | 3 | 3.89 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| 銃後 | 3 | 5.74 |
| 門 | 3 | 3.00 |
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