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 |
|---|---|---|
| お参り | 1 | 4.96 |
| １等賞 | 1 | 6.99 |
| やり | 1 | 3.43 |
| パーラー | 1 | 4.89 |
| 夏休み | 1 | 3.96 |
| お転婆 | 1 | 4.65 |
| 少国民 | 1 | 7.89 |
| みそ汁 | 1 | 5.41 |
| 少ない | 1 | 2.78 |
| よろしくお願いいたします | 1 | 4.03 |
| 先に | 1 | 2.69 |
| お試しあれ | 1 | 6.27 |
| 無位 | 1 | 4.60 |
| 繕う | 1 | 4.73 |
| 後ろ | 1 | 2.63 |
| 人間 | 1 | 2.21 |
| いやあ | 1 | 3.96 |
| １２月 | 1 | 4.62 |
| 歌 | 1 | 3.41 |
| 如何 | 1 | 3.47 |
| やあ | 1 | 3.89 |
| なるべく早く | 1 | 4.49 |
| 一人で | 1 | 2.92 |
| フッ | 1 | 3.69 |
| 無理しないで | 1 | 4.88 |
| 五芒 | 1 | 5.37 |
| 一敗 | 1 | 3.30 |
| ドン | 1 | 4.03 |
| サケ | 1 | 5.66 |
| 君たち | 1 | 3.51 |
| について | 1 | 2.42 |
| 力持ち | 1 | 4.83 |
| 楽 | 1 | 3.16 |
| お願いだから | 1 | 4.33 |
| 詰まり | 1 | 2.59 |
| 時節柄 | 1 | 6.49 |
| 頂きます | 1 | 3.32 |
| 青年 | 1 | 3.20 |
| 自然 | 1 | 3.04 |
| 踏み鳴らす | 1 | 4.84 |
| 洗濯板 | 1 | 5.53 |
| 貸し | 1 | 3.38 |
| 仲間 | 1 | 2.81 |
| それ迄 | 1 | 3.26 |
| さよなら | 1 | 4.48 |
| どん | 1 | 4.43 |
| 練習所 | 1 | 6.61 |
| ぐらぐら | 1 | 4.90 |
| ブレーキ | 1 | 4.57 |
| プール | 1 | 4.19 |
| 待ち | 1 | 3.69 |
| お待たせしました | 1 | 3.96 |
| 人参 | 1 | 4.52 |
| 何回も | 1 | 4.29 |
| 昨日 | 1 | 2.87 |
| はずだ | 1 | 2.64 |
| 観客 | 1 | 3.64 |
| 行進曲 | 1 | 5.94 |
| 何処でも | 1 | 4.08 |
| 使える | 1 | 2.62 |
| べっ甲 | 1 | 5.98 |
| 競技 | 1 | 4.07 |
| 広げる | 1 | 3.18 |
| 八卦 | 1 | 5.26 |
| そんなに | 1 | 2.88 |
| 飛び込む | 1 | 3.31 |
| かむ | 1 | 4.61 |
| 擦る | 1 | 4.08 |
| 見つかる | 1 | 3.09 |
| 聴く | 1 | 3.95 |
| 敢行 | 1 | 4.48 |
| 試し | 1 | 3.38 |
| ８ | 1 | 3.28 |
| 位置 | 1 | 2.95 |
| 差別 | 1 | 4.04 |
| 平気 | 1 | 3.56 |
| 出 | 1 | 2.33 |
| とも | 1 | 2.37 |
| 支 | 1 | 4.32 |
| 空襲 | 1 | 4.79 |
| どうしたら | 1 | 4.28 |
| 五日 | 1 | 3.24 |
| 覗き機関 | 1 | 7.89 |
| 一応 | 1 | 2.83 |
| 山かい | 1 | 7.29 |
| 他 | 1 | 2.34 |
| リヤカー | 1 | 5.18 |
| すい | 1 | 3.66 |
| 息 | 1 | 2.82 |
| 守る | 1 | 2.66 |
| 無理やり | 1 | 3.54 |
| かん | 1 | 4.46 |
| 押す | 1 | 3.40 |
| それに | 1 | 2.23 |
| 行ってらっしゃい | 1 | 4.27 |
| 授業中 | 1 | 4.53 |
| 喫茶店 | 1 | 4.12 |
| 決める | 1 | 2.93 |
| である | 1 | 1.76 |
| お花畑 | 1 | 4.56 |
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