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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?
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About 100 people.
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