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title

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Tulip mania

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Dutchman; Dutchwoman

2

mineral water

1

dormancy; quiescence; diapause

1

Augustus Caesar; Augustus

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highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme

1

tea leaf; tea leaves

4

essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

1

type (of goods); sort; (taxonomical) form; breed; variety

1

unique; unsurpassed; ranking foremost

1

infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)

4

tobacco mosaic virus infection; mosaic disease; mosaic

1

contraction of a disease

1

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down

1

root division

1

exquisite

1

twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear

1

elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding

1

disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation

1

foreword; preface; introduction; postscript

1

document; document; documentation; documentary; reportage

2

to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

1

to answer a question

2

advantage; benefit; profit; interest

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

to finish reading; to read through

3

conspirators; faction; cabal; clique

1

book title

1

heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage

1

to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into

1

beloved child

1

management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

1

rapid expansion; rapid growth; sharp increase

2

(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)

2

person who has committed suicide

2

jump; leap; skip; bound

1

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone

1

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

1

beyond imagination; unimaginable

1

friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

6

scab; crust

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

2

lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune

2

Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)

2

commissioned officer; military officer

1