match;  game;  bout;  contest
 examination;  exam;  test;  trial;  experiment;  test
 test;  trial;  probation;  ordeal;  tribulation
 sampling food;  tasting;  trying
 trial product;  prototype model
 trial manufacture;  experiment;  test piece;  prototype
 to sit for an examination
 testing;  experiment;  test;  examination;  exam;  trial
 supplementary examination
 dressing room;  fitting room
 mock exam;  practice exam;  practice test
 beginning of the game;  kickoff;  face-off
 final exam;  term-end examination;  end-of-term examination
 end of a match;  end of a game
 making an attempt;  trial run
 trial calculation;  preliminary calculation;  estimation
 under examination;  under test (e.g. device);  on trial
 prototype model;  experimental machine
 graduation examination;  graduation test
 experimental;  provisional
 sampling a drink;  tasting
 ring;  playing field;  stadium
 (free) sample;  promotional gift
 examination (exam) questions;  questions for an examination
 examination results;  test result;  test outcome
 examination hall;  examination room;  laboratory;  experimental station;  testing ground
 touchstone;  Lydian stone;  touchstone (e.g. of success);  test;  litmus test
 entrance examination (for a transfer student)
 National Center Test for University Admissions
 regular (periodic) examination
 evaluation period (software, new employee, etc.);  trial period;  probation period
 mock exam;  practice exam;  practice test
 post-exam vacation;  time off from school after end-of-term tests
 trial stage;  experimental phase;  prototype stage
 clinical study;  clinical trial
 throwaway match (i.e. one played after a tournament has already been decided);  dead rubber
 sample;  specimen;  test piece
 advance screening;  preview;  private showing;  trade show
 test drive;  test ride;  trial ride
 proctoring of an exam;  invigilation;  proctor;  invigilator
 university entrance examination
 interview;  oral examination
 rematch;  replay;  make-up game
 practice jump (throw, etc.)
 test for a position in a company;  company entrance test
 examination in an academic subject
 entrance examination for selected candidates (who have been recommended to the university)
 certification examination;  licensing examination;  licensure examination
 trial listening (e.g. to a record before buying);  audition
 oral examination;  interview
 civil service examination
 big match;  big game;  important match;  important game
 not taking an examination;  not having to take an examination
 trial manufacture (cultivation, etc.)
 prospecting;  trial digging
 trial printing;  prototype edition
 test paper (e.g. litmus paper);  test strip
 tentative plan;  draft plan
 offering something free as a promotion
 National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
 trial performance;  rehearsal
 teacher employment examination
 food sampling area (e.g. in a supermarket)
 interview;  examination;  question
 test-playing (of a video game before release or purchase);  playing a demo
 subjects for (of) examination;  exam subject
 assay (of metal, ore, etc.);  assaying
 essay;  tentative assumption
 entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill);  one-talent oriented entrance examination
 (entrance) examination hell
 agricultural experiment station
 implementation under test;  IUT
 test procedure;  testing methodology
 trying out a musical instrument (e.g. in a store);  test-playing
 agricultural experiment station
 graduate school entrance examination
 university admissions process based on school grades, essays, interviews, etc. (as opposed to an entrance exam)
 experienced player;  tricky player
 testing centre for driving tests
 graduate school entrance examination
 in-store video game installation (for customer trials)
 state examination (e.g. medical school)
 first screening;  preview of movie
 match where one side loses on purpose;  dull game;  dull match
 National Center Test for University Admissions
 certified tax accountant exam (examination);  tax accountant exam (examination)
 common first-stage (university entrance) examination
 Japanese Language Proficiency Test;  JLPT
 double blind test;  double blind trial
 phase III study;  phase III trial
 demonstration model (car)
 test plan;  system test and evaluation plan
 essay-type test;  essay-based examination
 reading on a trial basis (e.g. a newspaper);  trying out (a newspaper, magazine, etc.);  preparatory reading
 kanji test;  test of kanji skills
 preclinical study;  basic study
 demo version (of a video game);  trial version
 first writing (of the New Year)
 experimental forestry station
 National Examination for Information Processing Technicians;  NEIPT
 Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates;  Japanese high-school equivalency examination
 phase II study;  phase II trial
 phase I study;  phase I trial
 experimental fishery station
 livestock experiment station;  domestic animal research centre
 trial version (e.g. software);  evaluation version
 randomized controlled trial
 to get flunked in an examination
 test facility;  test installation
 prospecting rights;  mining claim
 graduate school entrance examination
 Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students);  EJU
 unconfined compression test
 American graduate law school entrance test;  LSAT
 test coordination procedures
 Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students);  EJU
 business school entrance test;  GMAT
 singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
 selected executable test suite
 interoperability test, study
 instruction execution retry
 conformance resolution tests
 doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
 usability test;  fitness-for-use test
 abstract testing methodology
 domestic animal research centre;  livestock experiment station
 basic interconnection tests
 system conformance test report;  SCTR
 protocol conformance test report;  PCTR
 National Bar Examination Administration Commission
 Certificate for Students Achieving the Proficiency Level of Upper Secondary School Graduates;  Japanese high-school equivalency examination
 randomized controlled trial
 industrial experimental station;  industrial research institute;  industrial testing station
 English Language Proficiency Test;  TOEFL
 marginal test;  marginal check
 prefectural agriculture experimental station
 National Dentistry Examination
 oral glucose tolerance test;  OGTT
 controlled clinical trial
 triaxial compression apparatus
 English proficiency examination;  English proficiency test
 listening room (e.g. in a record store);  listening booth
 trial translation;  tentative translation
 test process;  test stage;  test period
 test piece;  test specimen
 triaxial compression test
 test conditions;  test environment
 test plan;  system test and evaluation plan
 nail penetration test (of batteries)