Vocabulary
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last-minute cancellation
torque converter
dollar peg; being pegged to the dollar
tracing paper
drawer
nylon latch
now-now-ism; being interested only in the here and now without any regard for the future
national project
nurse call button; calling a nurse
nostalgic song; golden oldie
netizen
not wearing a helmet (on a motorcycle, etc.)
non-conforming design
old man who takes Viagra
high-speed steel
parking valet
late-night phone call
the way a bra fits
bass-treble
slot machine in a pachinko parlor
professional pachinko player
goods sold off through irregular channels (usu. at very low prices); merchandise obtained by buying out the inventories of failed retailers instead of going through normal wholesale channels
rotating warning light similar to the one on a patrol car
Panasert hole (semiconductors)
Panamax (maximum size of ship that can pass through the Panama Canal)
half mirror; 50% beam splitter
style of clothing popular in the late 1970s and resembling a Catholic school uniform
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items
single person who earns enough to live alone but prefers to live rent-free with his or her parents
variable condenser
pulse motor; stepping motor
valve volt; vacuum tube volt meter
Hello Work (official nickname for the Public Employment Security Office)
power steering
employee of a messenger or delivery service
pallet jack; manual forklift
common folk; commoner
heat pump
starting up and developing a business
pisco (liquor)