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jmdict 1634060 Active (id: 1978723)
矢先 [news1,nf15]
やさき [news1,nf15]
1. [n]
▶ arrowhead
2. [n]
▶ target of a flying arrow
▶ brunt (of an attack)
3. [n]
▶ the very moment (when)
▶ the point (of doing)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1634070 矢先に 1. just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of



History:
2. A 2018-05-13 19:26:38  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2018-05-05 15:10:47  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij
  Comments:
Split sense 1.
I think these are better glosses for sense 3.
  Diff:
@@ -17,2 +17,5 @@
-<gloss>brunt</gloss>
-<gloss>target</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>target of a flying arrow</gloss>
+<gloss>brunt (of an attack)</gloss>
@@ -23,2 +26,2 @@
-<gloss>being about to</gloss>
-<gloss>being on the point of</gloss>
+<gloss>the very moment (when)</gloss>
+<gloss>the point (of doing)</gloss>

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