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 |
|---|---|---|
| きちんと | 1 | 3.23 |
| ドイツ | 1 | 4.03 |
| さえ | 1 | 2.89 |
| 返す | 1 | 2.90 |
| くすぐる | 1 | 4.17 |
| すっかり | 1 | 3.27 |
| 衛護 | 1 | 6.29 |
| コンサートマスター | 1 | 7.05 |
| ほうが良い | 1 | 3.44 |
| 見るから | 1 | 3.92 |
| ３年生 | 1 | 4.92 |
| 椎茸 | 1 | 5.03 |
| 講堂 | 1 | 4.45 |
| ぐらぐら | 1 | 4.90 |
| ６時 | 1 | 4.84 |
| 喪男 | 1 | 3.60 |
| そんなに | 1 | 2.88 |
| あっち | 1 | 3.48 |
| 満月 | 1 | 4.30 |
| 投げ飛ばす | 1 | 4.36 |
| 差別 | 1 | 4.04 |
| ってば | 1 | 3.84 |
| 大人しく | 1 | 3.26 |
| 仲間 | 1 | 2.81 |
| どっか | 1 | 3.81 |
| ごめんください | 1 | 5.40 |
| 一軸 | 1 | 6.35 |
| はあっ | 1 | 3.75 |
| んで | 1 | 3.13 |
| 何処でも | 1 | 4.08 |
| 急ブレーキ | 1 | 5.11 |
| 洗濯板 | 1 | 5.53 |
| 一日 | 1 | 3.24 |
| 申し | 1 | 4.18 |
| 楽 | 1 | 3.16 |
| さようなら | 1 | 4.34 |
| 双葉 | 1 | 5.44 |
| 番 | 1 | 3.26 |
| まして | 1 | 3.82 |
| 売る | 1 | 2.92 |
| フッ | 1 | 3.69 |
| 父ちゃん | 1 | 4.49 |
| 砲弾 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 吸い込む | 1 | 3.64 |
| 止まれ | 1 | 4.37 |
| 除いて | 1 | 3.87 |
| じゃう | 1 | 4.07 |
| 青年 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 空襲 | 1 | 4.79 |
| 卵 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 覚悟 | 1 | 3.02 |
| お蔭 | 1 | 3.53 |
| 気 | 1 | 2.13 |
| 卑しい | 1 | 4.53 |
| に対する | 1 | 2.99 |
| 外囲 | 1 | 3.11 |
| お水 | 1 | 4.60 |
| しまった | 1 | 2.19 |
| 丸太 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 引き続き | 1 | 4.02 |
| てって | 1 | 4.11 |
| ６ | 1 | 3.14 |
| 包む | 1 | 3.08 |
| 一人で | 1 | 2.92 |
| ます | 1 | 2.81 |
| 考える | 1 | 2.30 |
| ほらね | 1 | 5.03 |
| 観客 | 1 | 3.64 |
| 何だい | 1 | 3.95 |
| 今晩 | 1 | 4.36 |
| お帰り | 1 | 3.67 |
| 葬式 | 1 | 4.67 |
| お出で | 1 | 3.80 |
| 得意 | 1 | 3.23 |
| スイッチを切る | 1 | 6.01 |
| やろう | 1 | 3.16 |
| 捜す | 1 | 3.93 |
| どうだい | 1 | 4.30 |
| とも | 1 | 2.37 |
| ズルズル | 1 | 4.71 |
| 美 | 1 | 3.44 |
| 瞑想 | 1 | 4.31 |
| もの | 1 | 1.96 |
| お待たせしました | 1 | 3.96 |
| 世界 | 1 | 2.18 |
| アンクル | 1 | 4.75 |
| 田舎 | 1 | 3.78 |
| 留学 | 1 | 4.19 |
| 天使 | 1 | 3.25 |
| 成就 | 1 | 4.50 |
| 応用 | 1 | 3.85 |
| 蜂 | 1 | 3.97 |
| ままに | 1 | 3.37 |
| 暫し | 1 | 3.60 |
| 旦那様 | 1 | 3.24 |
| 水 | 1 | 2.51 |
| そして | 1 | 1.87 |
| 俺 | 1 | 1.41 |
| 方針 | 1 | 3.57 |
| 梅干し | 1 | 4.89 |
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