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Han-ryu
(December 2004)
The boom in Korean culture in Japan. This word is made by combining the character for Korea (Han) with a character for fashion (ryu).

dai-ni shinsotsu
(October 2004)
People in their twenties who quit their first postgraduation job after a few years to look for another.