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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

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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.