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 |
|---|---|---|
| 警官 | 4 | 4.43 |
| おっ | 4 | 3.38 |
| アメリカ | 4 | 4.03 |
| ありがとう御座います | 4 | 2.84 |
| おい | 4 | 2.87 |
| 本当に | 4 | 2.34 |
| 天 | 4 | 3.01 |
| ０ | 4 | 3.08 |
| こっち | 4 | 2.61 |
| では | 4 | 1.75 |
| 木 | 4 | 2.81 |
| 鐘の音 | 4 | 4.43 |
| 食べる | 4 | 2.42 |
| だろ | 4 | 2.69 |
| 泰 | 4 | 4.75 |
| おはよう | 4 | 3.57 |
| オーライ | 4 | 5.34 |
| セミ | 4 | 4.74 |
| 早く | 4 | 2.72 |
| 洋服 | 4 | 4.44 |
| コラ | 4 | 4.40 |
| うんとこしょ | 4 | 6.72 |
| 用事 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 体 | 4 | 2.15 |
| 約束 | 4 | 3.02 |
| には | 4 | 1.57 |
| それから | 4 | 2.79 |
| ぼろ | 4 | 4.97 |
| どっこいしょ | 4 | 5.56 |
| これで | 4 | 2.58 |
| のです | 4 | 2.21 |
| ねえ | 4 | 2.74 |
| お弁当 | 4 | 4.01 |
| 机 | 4 | 3.21 |
| みたい | 4 | 2.65 |
| キャラメル | 4 | 5.00 |
| 六 | 4 | 3.10 |
| 帳代 | 4 | 3.86 |
| お願い | 4 | 2.92 |
| アア | 4 | 4.50 |
| 早 | 4 | 3.69 |
| ま | 4 | 2.85 |
| 様に | 3 | 1.76 |
| 見せる | 3 | 2.38 |
| お話 | 3 | 3.21 |
| 大きく | 3 | 2.61 |
| どうやって | 3 | 3.23 |
| ホント | 3 | 3.58 |
| さあ | 3 | 3.10 |
| 誰 | 3 | 2.78 |
| 申し上げる | 3 | 3.65 |
| レコード | 3 | 5.14 |
| はいはい | 3 | 3.62 |
| 聞く | 3 | 1.95 |
| 生徒 | 3 | 2.99 |
| 服装 | 3 | 3.58 |
| 華美 | 3 | 4.56 |
| 変 | 3 | 2.97 |
| お嫁さん | 3 | 4.21 |
| とく | 3 | 3.39 |
| でる | 3 | 2.96 |
| 終わる | 3 | 2.44 |
| じゃあ | 3 | 2.61 |
| なら | 3 | 2.00 |
| 蓋 | 3 | 3.70 |
| だい | 3 | 3.56 |
| 爆発音 | 3 | 4.20 |
| 着く | 3 | 3.05 |
| 泣く | 3 | 3.07 |
| 天気予報 | 3 | 5.18 |
| 幾 | 3 | 2.12 |
| 尻尾 | 3 | 3.15 |
| 銃後 | 3 | 5.74 |
| 小銭 | 3 | 4.62 |
| 本 | 3 | 2.87 |
| 出る | 3 | 2.34 |
| イヒヒ | 3 | 5.92 |
| 下さい | 3 | 2.34 |
| きっと | 3 | 2.65 |
| 速い | 3 | 3.51 |
| ご覧 | 3 | 3.89 |
| お星様 | 3 | 5.63 |
| 曲 | 3 | 3.30 |
| 植う | 3 | 3.65 |
| 全部 | 3 | 2.88 |
| へ | 3 | 1.95 |
| リズム | 3 | 4.26 |
| いや | 3 | 2.14 |
| じゃない | 3 | 2.26 |
| より | 3 | 2.31 |
| チャイム | 3 | 4.42 |
| お話し | 3 | 3.87 |
| 遅い | 3 | 3.19 |
| 割れる | 3 | 3.74 |
| 夜 | 3 | 2.74 |
| ええっ | 3 | 3.96 |
| 私たち | 3 | 2.76 |
| 門 | 3 | 3.00 |
| ここに | 3 | 2.60 |
| 店員 | 3 | 3.61 |
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