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甲矢

兄矢、早矢
はや
arrow with feathers that curve to the left (the first of two arrows to be fired)
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刀折れ矢尽きて

exp
かたなおれやつきて
having exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
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的矢かき

的矢牡蠣
まとやかき
Matoya Oyster (from Matoya bay, Mie-ken)
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赤矢柄

あかやがら、アカヤガラ
red cornetfish (Fistularia petimba)
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青矢柄

あおやがら、アオヤガラ
bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii)
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数矢

かずや
mass-produced arrows; arrows for target practice
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四矢

よつや
matched set of four arrows for target shooting
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白羽の矢が立つ

しらはのやがたつ
to be selected (from among many people)
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狐矢

きつねや
stray arrow
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犬矢来

いぬやらい
short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)