Vocabulary

bulk sale; buying and selling in bulk

lump-sum purchase; bulk purchase; group purchase

one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)

one-hit wonder; flash in the pan

first-class goods; A-grade product

failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

occasional income

temporary layoff

(temporary) layoff

general education

clerical position (e.g. in the civil service); general office work

one or the same pot; eating or living together

(one small) fine-tuning; reworking

small amount

continuous operation

one win; one victory

first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star

return of spring; long-awaited, favorable turn of fortune (favourable)

carbon monoxide poisoning

one boat; one ship

first degree of kinship

sight bill; demand bill; demand draft

slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope)

making money; making a profit

casting off; casting away

naked to the waist

(Japanese-style) undershirt worn under nagajuban

opening or unsealing of bids

opening day

opening ceremony

open economy

unsealed mail

opening a book

making materials in a library available in open stacks

school opening ceremony

spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs

ballot-counting place

switch

mechanical device for opening and closing (shutters, gates, etc.)

movable bridge