detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
subordinate; dependent; vassal
agreement; stipulation; contract
the people; citizens; the populace
president (of a nation); big man; boss; buddy
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
what sort of; what kind of; what way
lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
splish-splash; with a splash
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
good feeling; feeling good
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
insanity; an insane person
behind with everything; too late; reactive
grandfather; male senior-citizen
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to fold in; to bear deep in mind; to follow up
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of