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 |
|---|---|---|
| お嬢 | 1 | 3.75 |
| もの | 1 | 1.96 |
| 貸し | 1 | 3.38 |
| 場所 | 1 | 2.27 |
| ならぬ | 1 | 3.59 |
| 倒さ | 1 | 3.79 |
| 警防団 | 1 | 7.89 |
| 先に | 1 | 2.69 |
| さえ | 1 | 2.89 |
| 美 | 1 | 3.44 |
| 得意 | 1 | 3.23 |
| そうすれば | 1 | 3.65 |
| したい | 1 | 2.75 |
| 水たまり | 1 | 4.72 |
| 急ブレーキ | 1 | 5.11 |
| 男の子 | 1 | 3.51 |
| たり | 1 | 2.26 |
| お帰り | 1 | 3.67 |
| 捜す | 1 | 3.93 |
| 囀り | 1 | 4.67 |
| だらし | 1 | 4.47 |
| 美味しい | 1 | 2.91 |
| よな | 1 | 2.69 |
| ご挨拶 | 1 | 4.10 |
| 丸太 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 暑い | 1 | 3.77 |
| 大好き | 1 | 3.33 |
| 技術 | 1 | 2.97 |
| 軍需工場 | 1 | 6.05 |
| 気 | 1 | 2.13 |
| お別れ | 1 | 4.19 |
| 入れ歯 | 1 | 3.16 |
| 億 | 1 | 2.74 |
| 軍部 | 1 | 4.37 |
| サクラ | 1 | 3.69 |
| 咳払い | 1 | 3.92 |
| 伯父さん | 1 | 3.54 |
| 降参 | 1 | 4.12 |
| 気を付けて | 1 | 3.90 |
| 葬式 | 1 | 4.67 |
| 始めて | 1 | 3.15 |
| ばかり | 1 | 2.53 |
| 劣等感 | 1 | 4.57 |
| 成就 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 作動音 | 1 | 5.64 |
| 逃げる | 1 | 2.85 |
| 困った | 1 | 3.27 |
| 息 | 1 | 2.82 |
| コンサートマスター | 1 | 7.05 |
| 跳ぶ | 1 | 3.78 |
| 吸い込む | 1 | 3.64 |
| 平和 | 1 | 3.39 |
| 一杯 | 1 | 3.59 |
| 置く | 1 | 2.56 |
| 頑張れ | 1 | 3.70 |
| 確か | 1 | 2.92 |
| 瞑想 | 1 | 4.31 |
| 二人三脚 | 1 | 5.28 |
| 飛び込み | 1 | 4.37 |
| 講堂 | 1 | 4.45 |
| 蓋を閉める | 1 | 5.86 |
| 守護 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 一安心 | 1 | 4.34 |
| 中々 | 1 | 2.84 |
| 外囲 | 1 | 3.11 |
| ならない | 1 | 2.51 |
| 友達 | 1 | 3.17 |
| 人たち | 1 | 3.20 |
| てって | 1 | 4.11 |
| 芭蕉 | 1 | 5.69 |
| 窓ぎわ | 1 | 5.92 |
| 話し | 1 | 2.77 |
| 自粛 | 1 | 5.02 |
| 花火 | 1 | 4.08 |
| 晴れ | 1 | 4.50 |
| 銭 | 1 | 4.21 |
| どれ | 1 | 3.75 |
| 分け | 1 | 2.31 |
| あそこ | 1 | 3.21 |
| である | 1 | 1.76 |
| 東京 | 1 | 4.04 |
| そ | 1 | 2.90 |
| 寝巻き | 1 | 4.95 |
| 食べられる | 1 | 3.75 |
| 群集 | 1 | 5.05 |
| お願いだから | 1 | 4.33 |
| 所へ | 1 | 3.57 |
| ツバメの巣 | 1 | 6.55 |
| 開閉 | 1 | 4.33 |
| ずっと | 1 | 2.68 |
| 一度 | 1 | 2.79 |
| １等賞 | 1 | 6.99 |
| 類い | 1 | 4.48 |
| 身命 | 1 | 4.97 |
| 来手 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 暫し | 1 | 3.60 |
| 手上げ | 1 | 3.61 |
| 幾多 | 1 | 4.54 |
| 宜しい | 1 | 3.44 |
| 定員 | 1 | 4.02 |
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