hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
hiss; fizz; woosh; swish; whiz
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
white fish; fish with white flesh
exceptional item; extraordinary product
electric hot plate; hotplate; electric griddle
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to combine parts of two different things into a new thing; to compromise; to balance out
feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
light-emitting diode; LED
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
one-coin (i.e. able to be paid for with only one coin, esp. a 500-yen coin, sometimes a 100-yen coin); costing 500 yen; costing 100 yen
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
tone quality; sound quality
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
charge for a telephone call
(mobile broadband) data cost
non-drinker; someone who cannot drink
change of mobile phone (without changing carrier or phone number); model upgrade
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry