loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
workshop; studio; atelier
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
firm (market); bullish; strong (sales, economy, etc.); steady; sound
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
release; emission; ejection
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
the right person in the right place
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
messenger; envoy; emissary
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
frequency (of occurrence)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
sense of duty (obligation)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique