This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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や、さ
arrow; wedge; chock
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無理やり

無理矢理、無理遣り
むりやり
forcibly; against one's will
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矢印

→、←、↑、↓
やじるし
arrow (mark or symbol); directional marker or indicator
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弓矢

ゆみや、きゅうし
bow and arrow
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矢先

やさき
arrowhead; brunt; target; being about to; being on the point of
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矢作

矢矧
やはぎ
fletcher; arrow maker; fletching; arrow-making
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一矢

いっし
an arrow; (a) retort
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矢倉
やぐら
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); weapons storehouse
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嚆矢

こうし
arrow to which is attached a turnip-shaped whistle made of hollowed-out wood or deer horn; whistling arrow used to signal the start of battle; the start of things
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矢倉

岩倉、窟
やぐら
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods