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safety drive
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driving safely
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front glass
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windshield
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I've heard "windscreen" is also used in UK.
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back mirror
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rearview mirror
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handle
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steering wheel
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Klaxon
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car horn
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winker
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blinker/turn signal
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"Indicator" is used in U.K.
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child seat
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car seat
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bonnet
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hood
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Bonnet in U.K. but hood in USA.
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gasoline stand
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gas station
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"Petrol station" is used in U.K.
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Bentz
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Mercedes
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Porsche is Porche. Ford is Ford. But Bentz is
different. I've heard that called same in Germany.
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SHI-VO-Rei?
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Chevrolet(Chevy)
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I guess Chevrolet sounded Shi-vo-rei for Japanese
when first imported.
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highway
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express way / free way
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Many of "highway" in U.S. have
intersections and traffic lights. "Motorway" is used in U.K.
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number plate
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license plate
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"Number plate" is OK in U.K.
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tank lorry
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tanker
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punc(ture)
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flat tire
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auto-bi(ke)
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motorcycle
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RV
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sports utility vehicle/SUV
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Somehow, cars such as Jeep Cherokee and Ford Explorer
are called RVs, not SUVs, in Japan.
In U.S. RV is also called a camper, which is much bigger than
"micro bus" in Japan, and has a bed, a stove, and a shower
inside.
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camping car
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trailer house? mobile home/RV?
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patrol car
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squad car/police car
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"patroll car" is used but "squad
car" seems more popular.
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van
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(station) wagon
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wagon
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van
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Somehow these two are mixed in Japan. A wagon is as
tall as a sedan and usually uses a same model name, such as "Camry
wagon." But a full-size van is much taller.
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my-car
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owned car
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side-brake
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parking brake
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cell-motor
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starter
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open car
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convertible
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paper driver
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person with a driving licence who seldom drive
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metto-in
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a style of scooter which has a compartment under the
seat to hold the crash helmet
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Baseball
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3A(three A)
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triple A
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home-in
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come home / is scored
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nighter
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night game
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four ball
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walk
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dead ball
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hit by a pitch
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After a batter is hit by a pitch, the ball is dead.
Then runners can not move because it is a bead ball now.
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touch-up
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tagu p
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touch-out
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tag out
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back net
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backstop
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full base
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bases loaded
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running home run
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inside-the-park home run
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Texas hit
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Texas leaguer
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three-base hit
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triple
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two-base hit
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double
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entitled two-base hit
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ground rule double
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hurler derby
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the competition on the number of winning games among
professional baseball pitchers(?)
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top batter
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leadoff
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camp-in
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start/report to spring training
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Golf
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short/long/middle hole
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par 3/5/4 hole
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near pin
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closest to pin
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driving contest
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longest drive
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par-on
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hit the green in regulation
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over-drive
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outdrive
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hook-line
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right-to-left breaking putt
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booby
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the second from the last
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booby maker
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booby
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Pro wrestling
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back-drop
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suplex
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front-suplex
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belly-to-belly
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side-suplex
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back-drop
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scorpion-death-lock
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sharp-shoop
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lariat
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close-line
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Others
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quick turn (swimming)
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flip turn
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How to turn at the end of the swimming pool
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flying (start)
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false start
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room-runner
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treadmill
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yacht
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sail boat
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"Yacht" in Japan is usually used to
discribes a small one masted sail boat while "yacht" in
English is for a small ship and not limited to a ship with sails.
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marathon
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jogging/long distance race
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Please use "marathon" only when you run
42.195 km. Personally I do't like them to call a 5k race as "xx
city marathon" in Japan. You know it is much harder to finish
42km.
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rucksack(German)
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backpack
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season off
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off-season
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bobsleigh
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bobsled
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"bobsleigh" is English. But I've never
heard it in TV during the Nagano Olympics. Every time
"bobsled" was used.
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slap-skate
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klap-skate
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In Olympic in Nagano most of speed skaters used this
new type of skate shoes. "Klap" is a Dutch word for
"slap" in English. ("Klapschaats" in Dutch) I don't
understand why Japanese use "slap", which is not Japanese of
cource, while "klap" is used in English.
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baton touch
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baton pass
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goal
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finish
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Your goal in a race is not the goal but the finish
line.
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last-spurt
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last hard drive/
dash to the finish line ?
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baton girl
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baton twirler
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Coca-Cola Lite
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Coca-Cola Lite is a product of Coca-Cola(Japan) and
is not sold in USA. It has 12kcal/100ml, while Diet Coke has no
calories. (Note:Summer in 99, Diet Coke is being introduced in Japan)
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fried potato
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French fries
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potato fry
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French fries
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Viking
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buffet
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This is about a style of restaurants.
Because Japanese people pronounce it as "biking", the
confusion is sometimes big.
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hotcake
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pancake
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"Hotcake" is used but "pancake"
seems to be more popular.
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pudding
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caramel cream/caramel custared
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Pudding in Japan is a kind of pudding. But because
there are various puddings here, it is hard to order in restaurants
unless you know the exact name.
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American coffee
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weak coffee
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Coffee served in the US is usually as weak as
"American coffee" in Japan. I know a restaurant where they
give us a choice of "French" or "American". French
one is strong as regular one in Japan.
At Starbucks Coffee they sell "cafe Americano, " though it is
made of espresso and hot water.
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soft cream
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soft serve ice cream
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chou (a la) creme
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cream puff
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hamburg steak
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chopped steak
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ice tea
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iced tea
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mince ball
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meatball
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morning service
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boiled egg, coffee and toast served as a breakfast
combo menu
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Let me assure you that there is nothing relevant to
any religions.
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counter
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bar (in a restaurant)
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