prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
trouble; bother; annoyance
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
clearing one's throat; cough
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
new life (esp. after retirement); postretirement life
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
favorite child; favourite child; darling; favorite; star
secret; private; surreptitious
on board a ship; aboard a ship
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
for the first time in one's life
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat