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 |
|---|---|---|
| 手々 | 2 | 3.09 |
| ご本 | 2 | 5.52 |
| 飛んで | 2 | 3.00 |
| じゃ | 2 | 2.24 |
| 悪日 | 1 | 4.33 |
| とは | 1 | 1.95 |
| そうだね | 1 | 3.30 |
| お願いだから | 1 | 4.33 |
| 来手 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 逃げる | 1 | 2.85 |
| 飲む | 1 | 2.84 |
| よな | 1 | 2.69 |
| 息 | 1 | 2.82 |
| 踏み鳴らす | 1 | 4.84 |
| 編む | 1 | 4.02 |
| 博士 | 1 | 3.83 |
| 本当 | 1 | 2.77 |
| タンポポ | 1 | 4.78 |
| 動物 | 1 | 3.40 |
| 地方 | 1 | 3.49 |
| 夜呂死苦 | 1 | 3.17 |
| 抱く | 1 | 2.83 |
| そんな風に | 1 | 3.28 |
| 飛び込み | 1 | 4.37 |
| 五芒 | 1 | 5.37 |
| 頑張って | 1 | 3.11 |
| 掛け | 1 | 3.00 |
| 首 | 1 | 2.55 |
| 一応 | 1 | 2.83 |
| お邪魔します | 1 | 4.69 |
| 待ち | 1 | 3.69 |
| とも | 1 | 2.37 |
| 自粛 | 1 | 5.02 |
| 頂ける | 1 | 3.53 |
| もう一回 | 1 | 4.10 |
| さようなら | 1 | 4.34 |
| アハハハ | 1 | 4.64 |
| お試しあれ | 1 | 6.27 |
| 包む | 1 | 3.08 |
| 鳴る | 1 | 3.48 |
| 些細 | 1 | 3.89 |
| とる | 1 | 3.14 |
| 過ぎる | 1 | 2.60 |
| 行ってらっしゃい | 1 | 4.27 |
| 有りき | 1 | 5.08 |
| 蓋を閉める | 1 | 5.86 |
| 宜しい | 1 | 3.44 |
| 働く | 1 | 3.07 |
| アフリカ | 1 | 5.02 |
| 芋 | 1 | 4.01 |
| 起きる | 1 | 2.74 |
| 国民 | 1 | 3.58 |
| 如何なる | 1 | 3.97 |
| 指揮者 | 1 | 4.89 |
| 物理 | 1 | 3.28 |
| 可愛い | 1 | 2.81 |
| 類い | 1 | 4.48 |
| 水 | 1 | 2.51 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 転がる | 1 | 3.20 |
| 遠く | 1 | 3.08 |
| 危険 | 1 | 2.75 |
| お手 | 1 | 4.40 |
| 嘶き | 1 | 4.60 |
| 午前 | 1 | 3.84 |
| 入れ | 1 | 2.71 |
| 双葉 | 1 | 5.44 |
| 生きた | 1 | 3.84 |
| 布 | 1 | 3.21 |
| 天使 | 1 | 3.25 |
| 勝手に | 1 | 3.04 |
| ８ | 1 | 3.28 |
| 予想 | 1 | 2.98 |
| 畑 | 1 | 3.50 |
| 解ける | 1 | 3.67 |
| そうかもしれない | 1 | 4.19 |
| チョキチョキ | 1 | 6.14 |
| 足りない | 1 | 3.25 |
| そんなに | 1 | 2.88 |
| 霊魂 | 1 | 4.66 |
| 代わり | 1 | 3.62 |
| 婦人 | 1 | 4.15 |
| それでは | 1 | 3.06 |
| 美しい | 1 | 2.99 |
| 黒い | 1 | 2.78 |
| 困る | 1 | 2.85 |
| 銭 | 1 | 4.21 |
| 少し | 1 | 2.13 |
| 一杯 | 1 | 3.59 |
| 着水 | 1 | 4.87 |
| やり | 1 | 3.43 |
| 講堂 | 1 | 4.45 |
| 戦闘 | 1 | 2.51 |
| 勝つ | 1 | 3.07 |
| 人参 | 1 | 4.52 |
| 落とす | 1 | 3.04 |
| 投与 | 1 | 4.66 |
| ままに | 1 | 3.37 |
| かって | 1 | 3.68 |
| 中々 | 1 | 2.84 |
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