Man-to-man lesson, virgin road: English made in Japan, Answers

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SALARYMAN:　This word is an example of "English made in Japan." According to the Longman Advanced American Dictionary, a salaryman is "a man who works in an office in Japan, often for many hours every day." And, in the JTB publication, "Salaryman" in Japan:
What is salaryman in English? There are several different types of salarymen, so it's a little difficult to give an exact translation. Maybe we could say office worker or company employee. For a lower-ranking salaryman, we might say clerk and, for a higher-ranking salaryman who can take important decisions, we might say company executive. A very general term could be white-collar worker.
VIRGIN ROAD: This also appears to be a Japanese invention. The long passage between the seats in a church is called the aisle. When the bride walks towards the altar, we call it walking down the aisle. Walk down the aisle is an informal way of saying to get married.
ORDER STOP: In English-speaking countries, the usual phrase is last orders. Until recently, pubs in many parts of England used to stop serving drinks at 10:30 p.m. Traditionally, at about 10:20, the landlord would shout, "Last orders!" and at 10:30, he would shout, "Time, gentlemen, time now, please!" The customers then knew that they had 10 minutes to finish their drinks and leave the pub.
SERVICE:　I remember one occasion when I was working in London. One Friday night I went to a wine bar with about 10 friends. It was the week that the Beaujolais Nouveau had arrived in England and, during the evening, we ordered about 6 or 7 bottles. (Sorry - I was a bit wild in those days). At one point, the manager came up to us and gave us a free bottle. He said, "this one's on the house."
ALMIGHTY:　The word, Almighty is usually reserved for God. Christians often pray to "Almighty God" or refer to God as "the Almighty." To refer to a person as almighty might, therefore, be offensive to some people.
For people who can do many things. The usual word is multi-talented or versatile as in: He's a very versatile entertainer. He can sing, dance, tell jokes, do magic... almost everything.
Note: in British English, the word almighty is sometimes used in sentences like this: We heard an almighty crash and we realised there'd been a car accident. In this case, it means something very big and sudden, which causes a great shock.
TALENT:　 This word means a natural ability:
- She's a woman of many talents (see multi-talented above).
- He has a great talent for music
We can also use the adjective, talented:
- She's a very talented musician.
For terebi tarento, we usually say TV personality or TV celebrity. We can also say sports personality / celebrity for famous sportspeople:
- A lot of well-known sports personalities attended the dinner.

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