大おお場ば

noun

wide place; large open area

General noun for a spacious location; not a common everyday word, but straightforward in meaning.

• この辺あたりは大おお場ばが少すくなくて、建たて物ものが密みっ集しゅうしている。

  There are few wide open spaces around here; the buildings are packed together.

noun

big move; big point

Go term: a strategically important large-scale move, especially in the opening, that expands territory or secures a key area.

See also: 急場

• 序じょ盤ばんで大おお場ばを打うつことが、その後ごの展てん開かいを有ゆう利りにする。

  Playing a big move in the opening gives you an advantage for the rest of the game.

noun

starting field with January, March, or August 20-point cards

Hanafuda term: the initial field layout when it contains any of the 20-point cards from January, March, or August. Highly domain-specific.

See also: 場 (ば)

• 花はな札ふだで、一いち月がつ・三さん月がつ・八はち月がつの札ふだが場ばに出でている状じょう態たいを大おお場ばと呼よぶ。

  In hanafuda, a field containing cards from January, March, or August is called 大場.