矢し石せき

noun

arrows and stones

Literal meaning: arrows and stones used as weapons. This sense is the basis for the figurative battlefield meaning.

• 古こ代だいの戦たたかいでは、矢し石せきが主しゅ要ような武ぶ器きだった。

  In ancient battles, arrows and stones were the main weapons.

noun

battlefield; war

Figurative extension: the place where arrows and stones fly, i.e., the battlefield or war itself. Often used in literary or historical contexts.

• 彼かれは矢し石せきの間あいだに身みを投とうじた。

  He threw himself into the midst of battle.