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 |
|---|---|---|
| 頂きます | 1 | 3.32 |
| 小衣蛾 | 1 | 6.21 |
| お喋り | 1 | 3.88 |
| 梅干し | 1 | 4.89 |
| お風呂 | 1 | 3.65 |
| 一丁 | 1 | 4.83 |
| お参り | 1 | 4.96 |
| 分け | 1 | 2.31 |
| よろしくお願いいたします | 1 | 4.03 |
| 平和 | 1 | 3.39 |
| 時節柄 | 1 | 6.49 |
| ビリビリ | 1 | 4.51 |
| 息 | 1 | 2.82 |
| 肉 | 1 | 2.78 |
| 網棚 | 1 | 6.46 |
| 少し | 1 | 2.13 |
| 着替え | 1 | 3.45 |
| ゆっくり | 1 | 2.72 |
| 人たち | 1 | 3.20 |
| 田舎 | 1 | 3.78 |
| やり | 1 | 3.43 |
| 足りない | 1 | 3.25 |
| 頼み | 1 | 3.67 |
| 穴 | 1 | 3.11 |
| 押す | 1 | 3.40 |
| 我がまま | 1 | 3.88 |
| 授業中 | 1 | 4.53 |
| コーヒー | 1 | 3.71 |
| 七種 | 1 | 5.85 |
| お水 | 1 | 4.60 |
| ガ | 1 | 3.36 |
| 遠慮 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 準備 | 1 | 2.67 |
| お届け | 1 | 4.64 |
| もっと | 1 | 2.63 |
| 大人しく | 1 | 3.26 |
| サケ | 1 | 5.66 |
| 注意 | 1 | 3.10 |
| 快晴 | 1 | 4.62 |
| 恐るべき | 1 | 4.03 |
| あいつら | 1 | 3.47 |
| 大根 | 1 | 4.46 |
| 国家 | 1 | 3.34 |
| すっかり | 1 | 3.27 |
| 何と | 1 | 3.05 |
| コンサートマスター | 1 | 7.05 |
| 気を付けて | 1 | 3.90 |
| 再会 | 1 | 3.57 |
| 乗り | 1 | 3.70 |
| この様に | 1 | 3.80 |
| 返し | 1 | 3.12 |
| 美味しい | 1 | 2.91 |
| 位置 | 1 | 2.95 |
| 走る | 1 | 2.77 |
| 晴れ | 1 | 4.50 |
| 友達 | 1 | 3.17 |
| 匂い | 1 | 3.08 |
| そうです | 1 | 2.73 |
| 怖い | 1 | 2.81 |
| 申す | 1 | 3.40 |
| 図書室 | 1 | 4.11 |
| 使える | 1 | 2.62 |
| こりゃ | 1 | 3.71 |
| 困る | 1 | 2.85 |
| かむ | 1 | 4.61 |
| 除いて | 1 | 3.87 |
| ツバメの巣 | 1 | 6.55 |
| 聴く | 1 | 3.95 |
| 米国 | 1 | 4.41 |
| てって | 1 | 4.11 |
| 芭蕉 | 1 | 5.69 |
| さよなら | 1 | 4.48 |
| 体が弱い | 1 | 5.29 |
| 殊に | 1 | 2.16 |
| 目が回る | 1 | 5.22 |
| 晩ご飯 | 1 | 4.94 |
| 見つかる | 1 | 3.09 |
| 手紙 | 1 | 3.07 |
| 父ちゃん | 1 | 4.49 |
| 剤 | 1 | 4.22 |
| 先に | 1 | 2.69 |
| ３ | 1 | 2.74 |
| けれど | 1 | 2.43 |
| 事になる | 1 | 2.71 |
| 降参 | 1 | 4.12 |
| 昨日 | 1 | 2.87 |
| 操作 | 1 | 3.18 |
| どん | 1 | 4.43 |
| タンポポ | 1 | 4.78 |
| 生える | 1 | 3.27 |
| 布 | 1 | 3.21 |
| スイッチを切る | 1 | 6.01 |
| 白い | 1 | 2.82 |
| 花嫁 | 1 | 4.10 |
| フッ | 1 | 3.69 |
| 喪男 | 1 | 3.60 |
| 何年生 | 1 | 5.97 |
| ころ | 1 | 3.59 |
| 彼 | 1 | 2.13 |
| 者 | 1 | 2.04 |
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