Vocabulary

swiftly; rapidly; quickly; immediately; hastily; hurriedly

automated teller machine; automatic teller machine; ATM; cash machine

sorry

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

sale of goods (as opposed to services)

15th day of the month

work environment

optical character recognition; OCR

standard

spreadsheet

minutes (period of)

that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order

ah; oh

developer (of software, video games, etc.)

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms

system requirements (i.e. recommended hardware and software to run a package)

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

to love

commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket

pre-washed rice; wash-free rice; musenmai

lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

as a child; when one was a child

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)

DVD player

rich person; wealthy person

day (as in holiday)

JP Bank (former Postal Savings Bank, created when the Postal Services were privatized)

rather than; more ... than ...

Japan Railways; JR

healing (esp. emotional or spiritual healing)

boring; dull; uninteresting

Atlas

indicates question

isn't it?; it really is

experience

beach sandals; flip-flops; thongs; pluggers; jandals

new wave