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Words and phrases

Õñ¤êÐä (¤Õ¤ê¤½¤Ç) long-sleeved kimono

Øœ‰Ó?¥ì¥ó¥¿¥ë˜I (¤Ï¤ó¤Ð¤¤?¤ì¤ó¤¿¤ë¤®¤ç¤¦) sales and rental business

ºáäºÊÐ (¤è¤³¤Ï¤Þ¤·) Yokohama City

ͻȻ (¤È¤Ä¤¼¤ó) suddenly

†Ó˜I (¤¨¤¤¤®¤ç¤¦) operations

Í£Ö¹ (¤Æ¤¤¤·) halt

³ÉÈËʽ (¤»¤¤¤¸¤ó¤·¤­) Coming-of-Age ceremony

Çç¤ì×Å (¤Ï¤ì¤®) Sunday best (clothes), formal attire

׍é¤ì¤Ê¤«¤Ã¤¿ (¤­¤é¤ì¤Ê¤«¤Ã¤¿) were unable to wear

±»º¦Õß (¤Ò¤¬¤¤¤·¤ã) affected party

гÉÈË (¤·¤ó¤»¤¤¤¸¤ó) new adults (20-year-olds in Japan having their Coming-of-Age ceremony within that year)

×£¸£ (¤·¤å¤¯¤Õ¤¯) blessing

2ÔÂ4ÈÕ (¤Ë¤¬¤Ä¤è¤Ã¤«) Feb. 4

é_¤«¤ì¤¿ (¤Ò¤é¤«¤ì¤¿) held

²Î¼ÓÕß (¤µ¤ó¤«¤·¤ã) participant

ŸoÁÏ (¤à¤ê¤ç¤¦) free of charge

¼s1¥«ÔÂßW¤ì (¤ä¤¯¤¤¤Ã¤«¤²¤Ä¤ª¤¯¤ì) about one month late

Çç¤ì×Ë (¤Ï¤ì¤¹¤¬¤¿) appearing in one¡¯s finest clothes

ЦòÒŠ¤»¤¿ (¤¨¤¬¤ª¤ò¤ß¤»¤¿) smiled

Âþ²Å¥³¥ó¥Ó (¤Þ¤ó¤¶¤¤¤³¤ó¤Ó) comedy duo

Î÷Ò°ÁÁŽÚ¤µ¤ó (¤Ë¤·¤Î¤¢¤­¤Ò¤í) Akihiro Nishino

Æó»­ (¤­¤«¤¯) to plan

³öϯ (¤·¤å¤Ã¤»¤­) attendance

¼s100ÈË (¤ä¤¯¤Ò¤ã¤¯¤Ë¤ó) around 100 people

²Î¼Ó¤·¤¿ (¤µ¤ó¤«¤·¤¿) participated

ÉñÄδ¨Çø (¤«¤Ê¤¬¤ï¤¯) Kanagawa Ward

´óѧ2ÄêÉú (¤À¤¤¤¬¤¯¤Ë¤Í¤ó¤»¤¤) sophomores in college

Ò»·½ (¤Ò¤È¤«¤¿) one person

îA¤±¤Æ¤¤¤¿ (¤¢¤º¤±¤Æ¤¤¤¿) had entrusted with

µ±ÈÕ (¤È¤¦¤¸¤Ä) appointed day

ÊÐÖ÷´ß (¤·¤·¤å¤µ¤¤) city-organized

ʽµä (¤·¤­¤Æ¤ó) ceremony

½ñÈÕ (¤­¤ç¤¦) today

±¾µ± (¤Û¤ó¤È¤¦) real, actual

˼¤¨¤¿ (¤ª¤â¤¨¤¿) seemed

ϲ¤Ó (¤è¤í¤³¤Ó) delight

ÕZ¤Ã¤¿ (¤«¤¿¤Ã¤¿) expressed

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Translation

Harenohi of Yokohama, a long-sleeved kimono sales and rental business, suddenly halted all operations [on Jan. 8], leaving many new adults unable to wear formal attire for their Coming-of-Age ceremony.

An event was held on Feb. 4 in Yokohama to bless those who were affected. The participants wore kimono that they were able to rent free of charge and celebrated, almost a month late, smiling in their finest clothes.

The event was planned by comedy duo King Kong¡¯s Akihiro Nishino. Around 100 people who were affected by [the collapse of] Harenohi and were unable to attend their Coming-of-Age ceremonies participated in the event.

A college sophomore from Yokohama¡¯s Kanagawa Ward had entrusted her kimono to Harenohi and was unable to wear it and did not participate in the ceremony organized by the city.

¡°It seemed like today was my genuine Coming-of-Age ceremony,¡± she said, brimming with happiness.

Answers

1) Who was this event held for?

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The people who were unable to participate in Coming-of-Age ceremonies thanks to Harenohi.

2) Who organized this event?

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Akihiro Nishino.

3) About how many people participated?

Ô¼100ÈË¡£

About 100 people.