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A3 Noun

矢先(やさき)arrowhead, target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack), the very moment (when), the point (of doing)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      arrowhead

    2. Noun

      2.

      target of a flying arrow, brunt (of an attack)

    3. Noun

      3.

      the very moment (when), the point (of doing)

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      その兵士(へいし)矢先(やさき)心臓(しんぞう)()さって()んだ。

      The soldier died with the arrowhead piercing his heart.

        臆病(おくびょう)武士(ぶし)矢先(やさき)から安全(あんぜん)場所(ばしょ)()げました。

        The cowardly samurai fled from the target of a flying arrow to a safe place.

          退勤(たいきん)しようとした矢先(やさき)上司(じょうし)()()められて不機嫌(ふきげん)になった。

          I became upset when my boss called me back at the very moment I was about to leave work.

            ()かけようとした矢先(やさき)にインターホンが()り、つい()(いき)()ました。

            Just as I was about to go out, the intercom rang, and I let out a sigh.

              人生(じんせい)(たの)しんでいた矢先(やさき)急死(きゅうし)するとは…(かれ)はさぞ未練(みれん)だったことでしょう。

              To think he died suddenly at the very moment when he was enjoying life... He must have had many regrets.

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