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When learning a new language, there is happily always some vocabulary incorporated that we already know from other languages. Japanese offers a lot of terms that derived from the English language. However, as a non-native English speaker, you should beware unless you want British or American people making funny expressions when you talk to them. Some Japanese expressions that appear to be English may in fact just be modern Japanese. Here are some examples:
→キーホルダー (ki-ho-ruda; key holder): key ring, key chain
→ベビーカー (bebi-ka; baby car): stroller
→ポテトフライ (poteto furai; potato fry): french fries (US), chips (UK)
→ジェットコースター (jetto ko-suta-; jet coaster): roller coaster
→カージャック (ka-jakku: car-jacking): hijacking a car