jalopies (en)

an old car in a dilapidated condition

joss (en)

(noun) a Chinese idol or cult image / (noun) a Chinese temple or shrine / (noun) a slender stick of incense burned in front of a joss

tabula rasa (en)

(noun) the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions / (noun) something existing in its original pristine state (philosophy)