Takahiro
Whose concert did he join as a back dancer?
Madonna
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Part 4: "I began dancing only after I entered ( )."
"I began dancing only after I entered university."
How do you say this in English?
恥ずかしい a_ _ _ _ _ _
ashamed
How do you say this in English?
逃げる：_ _ _ _ _ _ _
run away
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私は自分の名前が呼ばれるのを聞いた。
I ( ) my name ( ).
I heard my name called.
Which music did he choose in the first audition?
Verdi's Requiem
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Part 2: "I can't simply ( ) black hip hop, but at least I can show ( ) for it."
"I can't simply imitate black hip hop, but at least I can show respect for it."
How do you say this in English?
信じられない：u_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
unbelievable
How do you say this in English?
(夢が)叶う：_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
come true
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私の成功は、初めてのオーディションの審査員のおかげだ。
I ( ) my success ( ) a judge at the first audition.
I owe my success to a judge at the first audition.
For how many weeks had he been the champion at the Apollo Theater?
For nine weeks.
Part 2: "I remade my ( ) dance for the next contest by ( ) Japanese ( ) and black ( )."
"I remade my whole dance for the next contest by combining Japanese culture and black influences."
How do you say this in English?
テーマ t_ _ _ _
theme
How do you say this in English?
真ん中で： _ _ _ _ _ m_ _ _ _ _
in the middle
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他のみんなは簡単に踊っているように見えた。
Everyone ( ) ( ) ( ) dance with ( ).
Everyone else seemed to dance with ease.
What is the Apollo Theater?
It's the mecca of hip hop.
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Part 1: "I had not considered ( ) ( ) was dancing or ( ) ( ) was dancing ( )."
"I had not considered where I was dancing or who I was dancing for."
How do you say this word in English?
欲求不満、いらだち、悔しさ
f_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
frustration
How do you say this in English?
偶然～する：h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 原形
happen to 原形
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もし黒人のヒップホップダンスを真似しただけだったら、コンテストで優勝することはできなかっただろう。
If I ( ) just ( ) black hip-hop dance, I ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) the contest.
If I had just imitated black hip hop, I could not have won the contest.
What kind of a boy was Takahiro?
He wasn't the type of person to perform in front of others. He was not very good at sports, schoolwork, or even music. His favorite songs were Japanese pops and anime songs.
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Part 4: "However, I learn to ( ) ( ) ( ) my dream ( ) when I was not ( ) enough."
"However, I learn to hold on to my dream even when I was not talented enough."
How do you say this in English?
列、並び：r_ _
row
How do you say this in English?
どっと～し出す：b_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
burst out
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今私は、自分がすると選択したことが正しいということをわかっている。
Now I know that ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) right.
Now I know that what I chose to do was right.