競り

せり

competing, competition

競り市

せりいち

auction market

競り場

せりば

auction hall, auction site, place where auctions take place

競り手

せりて

bidder (e.g. in an auction)

競り売り

せりうり

auctioning, selling at an auction

初乗り

はつのり

first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.)

初参り

はつまいり

first shrine visit of the New Year

初売り

はつうり

first business conducted by retailers in the New Year

初便り

はつだより

first letter (of the year, season, etc.); first correspondence

初滑り

はつすべり

first ski of the season, first ski run

初生り

はつなり

first fruits

競

くら

contest, match

競り合う

せりあう

to struggle for, to compete with, to vie with

競り勝つ

せりかつ

to win after tough bidding

競り売買

せりばいばい

auction

競り合い

せりあい

competition

初

はつ うい うぶ

innocent, naive, unsophisticated, inexperienced, green, wet behind the ears

初っ切り

しょっきり

comic sumo performance

渡り初め

わたりぞめ

bridge-opening ceremony, first crossing of a bridge