Japanese TV Personality Maasa Takahashi Turns 45, Sets New Goals
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Maasa Takahashi is a famous Japanese TV personality. She had her 45th birthday.
In Japan, people sometimes call people near 50 years old 'arafifu'. This word means 'around fifty'. Now Takahashi is in this group.
She talked about her birthday. She said she wants to be healthy. She also said she wants to try new things.
Takahashi did not give more details. But she sounded happy and ready for new challenges.
Many fans sent her birthday messages online. They wish her good health and success in her new chapter.
Vocabulary15 words
- personality
- a famous person on TV
- birthday
- the day you were born, every year
- healthy
- having a good, strong body
- challenge
- a new, hard thing to try
- fan
- a person who likes someone famous
- online
- on the internet
- famous
- known by many people
- group
- people together with something same
- message
- words sent to someone
- chapter
- a new part of life
- ready
- able and willing to do something
- detail
- small piece of information
- success
- doing well; good result
- happy
- feeling good
- word
- a piece of language with meaning
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1. 45 2. Stay healthy and try new things 3. TV personality
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Maasa Takahashi is a famous Japanese TV _____. She had her 45th _____.
In Japan, people sometimes call people near 50 years old 'arafifu'. This word means 'around _____'. Now Takahashi is in this _____.
She talked about her birthday. She said she wants to be _____. She also said she wants to try new _____.
Takahashi did not give more _____. But she sounded _____ and ready for new challenges.
Many _____ sent her birthday messages online. They wish her good health and _____ in her new chapter.
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