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jmdict 1537790 Active (id: 2050402)
矢面 [news2,nf25] ；矢表
【やおもて [news2,nf25] 】

[n]
▶ firing line
▶ position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 1537800 矢面に立つ 1. to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

[n]
《orig. meaning》
▶ in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)

History:

4.	A 2019-10-20 22:06:41 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2019-10-20 21:43:01 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijs: "敵の矢の飛んでくる正面。"
	Comments:	I went with "direction" originally but that's not right.
	Diff:	@@ -27 +27 @@ -<gloss>direction of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)</gloss> +<gloss>in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)</gloss>
2.	A 2017-12-02 00:03:10 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2017-11-27 22:58:12 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daij, koj
	Comments:	I think this is more accurate for sense 1. Added original meaning sense.
	Diff:	@@ -7,0 +8,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>矢表</keb> @@ -16,2 +19,8 @@ -<pos>&adj-no;</pos> -<gloss>bearing the full brunt of something</gloss> +<xref type="see" seq="1537800">矢面に立つ</xref> +<gloss>firing line</gloss> +<gloss>position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<s_inf>orig. meaning</s_inf> +<gloss>direction of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)</gloss>

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