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Words and phrases
¤µ¤¤¤¿¤ÞÊÐ (¤µ¤¤¤¿¤Þ¤·) Saitama City
ÑÒ˜²Çø (¤¤¤ï¤Ä¤¤¯) Iwatsuki Ward
ÈËÐÎ¥á©`¥«©` (¤Ë¤ó¤®¤ç¤¦¤á©`¤«©`) doll maker
–|Óñ (¤È¤¦¤®¤ç¤¯) Togyoku [company name]
ƽ³É (¤Ø¤¤¤»¤¤) Heisei Era
×îáá (¤µ¤¤¤´) final
~¤È¤Ê¤ë to become~
½ñÄê (¤³¤È¤·) this year
ÊÀÏà (¤»¤½¤¦) social situation, sign of the times
·´Ó³¤¹¤ë (¤Ï¤ó¤¨¤¤¤¹¤ë) to reflect
‰ä¤ï¤ê¤Ó¤Ê (¤«¤ï¤ê¤Ó¤Ê) the name of Togyoku¡¯s so-called newsmaker dolls
5µã (¤´¤Æ¤ó) five sets
°k±í¤¹¤ë (¤Ï¤Ã¤Ô¤ç¤¦¤¹¤ë) to announce
9Ô (¤¯¤¬¤Ä) September
ÒýÍˤ¹¤ë (¤¤¤ó¤¿¤¤¤¹¤ë) to retire
¸èÊÖ (¤«¤·¤å) singer
°²ÊÒÄÎÃÀ{ (¤¢¤à¤í¤Ê¤ß¤¨) Namie Amuro
ƽ²ý¶¬¼¾Îå݆ (¤Ô¤ç¤ó¤Á¤ã¤ó¤È¤¦¤¤´¤ê¤ó)Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
¥Õ¥£¥®¥å¥¢¥¹¥±©`¥ÈÄÐ×Ó (¤Õ¤£¤®¤å¤¢¤¹¤±©`¤È¤À¤ó¤·) men¡¯s figure skating
½ð¥á¥À¥ë (¤¤ó¤á¤À¤ë) gold medal
«@µÃ¤¹¤ë (¤«¤¯¤È¤¯¤¹¤ë) to win
ÓðÉú½YÏÒ (¤Ï¤Ë¤å¤¦¤æ¤Å¤ë) Yuzuru Hanyu
ßxÊÖ (¤»¤ó¤·¤å) athlete
È¡¤êÉϤ²¤é¤ì¤ë (¤È¤ê¤¢¤²¤é¤ì¤ë) to be picked up
¸èŠª (¤¦¤¿¤Ò¤á) diva
¤¢¤ê¤¬¤È¤¦ thank you
ër (¤Ò¤Ê/¤Ó¤Ê) doll
Ãû¸¶¤±¤é¤ì¤ë (¤Ê¤Å¤±¤é¤ì¤ë) to be named
ÒýÍ˥ĥ¢©` (¤¤¤ó¤¿¤¤¤Ä¤¢©`) tour before retirement
ÒÂ×° (¤¤¤·¤ç¤¦) outfit, costume
¥Þ¥¤¥¯ microphone
ÎÕ¤ë (¤Ë¤®¤ë) to hold
¥é¥¹¥È¥¹¥Æ©`¥¸ last stage
±í¬F¤¹¤ë (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤²¤ó¤¹¤ë) to depict
¥¹¥Ô©`¥É¥¹¥±©`¥ÈÅ®×Ó (¤¹¤Ô©`¤É¤¹¤±©`¤È¤¸¤ç¤·) women¡¯s speed skating
½ð¥á¥À¥ê¥¹¥È (¤¤ó¤á¤À¤ê¤¹¤È) gold medalist
СƽÄξw (¤³¤À¤¤¤é¤Ê¤ª) Nao Kodaira
K¤Ö (¤Ê¤é¤Ö) to be positioned side by side
´ó»îÜS (¤À¤¤¤«¤Ä¤ä¤¯) to play outstandingly
šêÉÏ (¤Ò¤ç¤¦¤¸¤ç¤¦) on ice
Ýx¤ (¤«¤¬¤ä¤) radiance
¥Õ¥ê©`¤ÎÑÝÄ¿ (¤Õ¤ê©`¤Î¤¨¤ó¤â¤¯) free-skate program
›Q¤á¥Ý©`¥º (¤¤á¤Ý©`¤º) signature pose
ÔÙ¬F¤¹¤ë (¤µ¤¤¤²¤ó¤¹¤ë) to replicate
Quick questions
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Translation
Doll maker Togyoku in Iwatsuki Ward, Saitama, announced on the 4th its ¡°Kawaribina¡± dolls. The five sets of so-called newsmaker dolls reflect society in this final year of the Heisei Era. Singer Namie Amuro, who retired in September, and athlete Yuzuru Hanyu, who won the gold in men¡¯s figure skating at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and others were picked up (as dolls).
The doll named ¡°Thank You Amuro-chan, Heisei¡¯s Diva Doll¡± is dressed in the outfit she wore at her final concert and is holding a microphone. It depicts the diva¡¯s ¡°last stage.¡±
(The dolls for) Hanyu and women¡¯s speedskating gold medalist Nao Kodaira are positioned side by side and named ¡°Big Success in Pyeongchang, Radiance on Ice Dolls.¡± Hanyu is replicated wearing the outfit from his free skate, ¡°Seimei,¡± and striking his signature pose.
Answers
1) What are ¡°Kawaribina¡± dolls?
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Dolls that reflect the newsmakers of the year.
2) What does Namie Amuro¡¯s doll look like?
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It¡¯s wearing the outfit from her last concert and holding a microphone.
3) What does Yuzuru Hanyu¡¯s doll look like?
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It¡¯s wearing the outfit from his free skate, ¡°Seimei,¡± and doing his signature pose.
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