(ば) (n) (1) place; spot; space; (2) field; discipline; sphere; realm; (3) (See その場) occasion; situation; (4) scene (of a play, movie, etc.); (5) session (of the stock market); (6) area in which cards are laid out (in a card game); (7) {physics} field; (8) field (gestalt psychology); (P) [EDICT]
(cháng, ㄔㄤˊ) threshing floor; classifier for events and happenings; classifier for number of some languages and actions (cannot be followed by a noun) [CE-DICT]
(chǎng, ㄔㄤˇ) a place; an open space; a field; a courtyard; classifier for events such as sports matches, concerts, or cultural events; classifier for number of exams [CE-DICT]
先
(せん) (adj-no,n) (1) former; previous; old; (n) (2) first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move [EDICT]
(さき) (n,adj-no,n-suf,pref) (1) previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding; (2) point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle; (3) head (of a line); front; (4) ahead; the other side; (5) the future; hereafter; (6) destination; (7) the other party; (P) [EDICT]
(xiān, ㄒㄧㄢ) early; prior; former; in advance; first [CE-DICT]