Vocabulary

the whole year; all the year

chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean

barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet

something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means

incense maker; perfumer

train that stops at every station; local train

Sri Lanka

(impedance) transformer

interested parties; persons concerned; stakeholder

assistant; adjunct; lieutenant

ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly

agglomeration

assistant manager

asphalt concrete

man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car

attenuator

uptalk; rising inflection; high rising terminal

unaccompanied baggage

anime karaoke; karaoke accompanied by animation

aperture compensation

appointment; meeting (e.g. with a customer)

American casual (fashion style)

arm warmers

young girls who imitate the style of singer Amuro Namie

"salon" where the hostesses are supposedly part-timers with other jobs

unstructured tailoring; unstructured garment; unconstructed jacket

Iran-Iraq

loose-fitting pants with an elastic or drawcord waist

Italian casual

illumination control

illumination

incremental business

independently produced video (esp. pornographic)

TV test pattern chart; megacycles chart

rag (for wiping machines)

air suspension

on-air monitor

exhaust pipe

exhaust manifold

a service station for cars that run on alternative fuels