陣じん取とり

noun

children's territory-capturing game

A game where players try to occupy each other's home base; similar to capture-the-flag variants.

• 放ほう課か後ご、校こう庭ていで陣じん取とりをして遊あそんだ。

  After school, we played a territory-capturing game in the schoolyard.

noun

taking a place; securing a position

Figurative use for gaining a foothold or establishing oneself in a competitive context.

• 新しん市し場じょうでの陣じん取とりが激げき化かしている。

  The scramble to secure a position in the new market is intensifying.