tight / reliable

be fast, securely in place / be reliable, level-headed / keep going, keep trying

stable, fulfilled

fast (in a firm or secure manner), tightly / surely, unwaveringly, steadily, reliably

a revolving door

(literary) Modernized form of いはしむ (iwashimu, verb, lower bigrade); causative of いう (iu, “to say”)

絞める: to constrict / 占める: to make up, to be a part of / 締める, 〆る, 緊める: to fasten / 閉める: to close / 湿る: to be wet

(archaic) Used to make the causative form of verbs: to make; to let

Western-style door

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend