Wasei-go

First days and I cannot expect anything else than to struggle with the language.
At the same time, happy to realize that Japanese is not as difficult as it looks like. Well, writing is for Pros as they have two alphabets (hiragana and katacana) with 50 letters each plus more than 2000 chinese alphabets (kanji). Foreigners may also see Japanese written in Roman alphabet (rōmaji), but this is only used by Japanese to communicate with non-Japanese speakers (arigatou or sayonara for instance).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_language

But speaking Japanese is something that you can aim with some practice. Well, at least basic expressions. With some time and study, you can start learning basic phrases to use on your daily life.

But then you have the little things...

And the first thing that came to my attention is how Japanese language appropriates international words based on their sound. This is called wasei-go. And man, it could not be funnier than that!

Below you will find a short list of wasei-go words. Although my favorite one is not included there. Whiskey ondarokasu! (no need to translate...)

Romaji (Japanese)	Origin	Meaning
afutāsābisu	after service	customer service, after service
aidoru	idol	(teen) idol, pop star
aisu	ice	ice cream
ankēto	enquête	questionnaire, survey
arukōru	alcohol, álcool	alcohol, alcoholic beverage
baiku	bike	a motorcycle, but not a bicycle
bakansu	vacances	holiday, vacation
birōdo	veludo	velvet
bīru	bier	beer
daburu	double	(noun and adjective) double
doraibā	driver	a screwdriver, motor vehicle driver
dorama	drama	TV drama
faito	fight	often used to mean "Do your best!"
furaidopoteto	fried potato	french fries (US), chips (UK)
furontogarasu	front glass	windshield (US), windscreen (UK)
gasorinsutando	gasoline stand	gas station (US), petrol station (UK)
iyā obu za kōchi	year of the coach	coach of the year
jīpan	jea(ns) + pan(ts)	jeans
jūsu	juice	refer to soda or energy drinks
kameraman	cameraman	photographer
kāmon	come on	invitation to join an activity or event.
kōhī	koffie	coffee
konkūru	concours	a contest, a competition
kurabu	club	a club or society
kurakushon	Klaxon	horn (on an automobile)
kurisutaru	crystal	shiny or clear
kyanpingukā	Camping-car	a recreational vehicle
manshon	mansion	modern concrete apartment
mēru	mail	e-mail
miruku	milk	milk, non-dairy creamer
mobairu	mobile	mobile communications
ōrai	alrigh(t)	alright, OK
oranda	Holanda	The Netherlands, Holland
resutoran	restaurant	restaurant
ronpari	Lon(don) + Paris	slang for Strabismus (crosseyed, wandering eye), derived from the image of one eye looking toward London, and the other eye looking toward Paris
sekkusu	sex	sexual intercourse
sūpā	super(market)	supermarket
taimuōbā	time over	when a time limit has been reached
torēnīngupantsu	training pants	sweat pants

For a complete list of wasei-go words, the good and old wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gairaigo_and_wasei-eigo_terms