arubaito = part-time work. Origin: German word “arbeit”
anketto = questionnaire. Origin: French word questionnaire d'enquête
afutaa saabisu = after service, meaning after sales service
bakansu = vacation. Origin: French word “vacances”
beisu appu = base up, meaning salary increase
choko = chocolate
dorai = dry, meaning too practical or logical
furonto = front, meaning front desk at a hotel
gooruden wiiku = Golden Week, meaning a group of holidays
hotchikisu = stapler, named after the inventor, Hotchkiss
infure = inflation
kone = connections, meaning who you know
konpe = competition, meaning competition as in tournament
kosuto appu = cost up, meaning increase in costs
mai peisu = my pace
man tan = full tank, meaning full gas tank (man=full in Japanese)
meeka = maker, meaning manufacturer
neba main = never mind
roodo shoo = road show, meaning premiere, first run movie
saabisu = service
sando = sandwich
saraiiman = salaryman, meaning businessman
shingugu = single, meaning golfer’s handicap is one digit
teiburu supiichi = table speech, meaning after dinner speech
toranpu = trump, meaning a deck of cards
wetto = wet, meaning a person who is easy-going
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