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VOCABULARY
矢先
ya
や
sa
さ
ki
き
the very moment
tip of an arrow, verge, just as something is about to happen
noun
compound
Example sentences
出でかけようとした矢や先さきに電でん話わが鳴なった。
The phone rang just as I was about to leave.
決けっ心しんがついた矢や先さきに反はん対たいされた。
The very moment I made up my mind, I was opposed.
矢やの矢や先さきが鋭するどく光ひかっていた。
The tip of the arrow gleamed sharply.
眠ねむろうとした矢や先さきに地じ震しんが起おきた。
An earthquake hit just as I was about to fall asleep.

Practice exercises

1
出でかけようとした矢先やさき、雨あめが降ふった。
Just as I was about to leave, it rained.
Answer
矢先やさき
2
家いえを出でようとした矢先やさき、雨あめが降ふり出だした。
Just as I was about to leave the house, it started raining.
Answer
矢先やさき
3
交渉こうしょうがまとまりかけた矢先やさき、予期よきせぬ問題もんだいが発生はっせいした。
Just as the negotiations were about to conclude, an unexpected problem arose.
Answer
矢先やさき
4
彼かれは夢ゆめにまで見みた独立どくりつを果はたす矢先やさき、病やまいに倒たおれてしまった。
Just as he was about to achieve the independence he had dreamed of, he fell ill.
Answer
矢先やさき
5
長年ながねんの研究けんきゅうが実みを結むすぼうとする矢先やさき、思おもわぬ障壁しょうへきに阻はばまれた。
Just as years of research were about to bear fruit, they were obstructed by an unexpected barrier.
Answer
矢先やさき