noun
arrow collector; collecting arrows
Refers to a person who retrieves arrows at an archery range, or the act of collecting arrows. Often used in the context of kyūdō (Japanese archery).
弓道場で矢取りの仕事を手伝った。
I helped with the arrow-collecting work at the kyūdō range.
矢取りが終わったら、次の立ちを始めましょう。
Once the arrow collection is done, let's start the next round.
Compound of 矢 (ya, 'arrow') and 取り (tori, 'taking, collecting'), from the verb 取る (toru, 'to take').