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[n]
▶ one's last moments ▶ (on) the point of death ▶ (on) one's deathbed |
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| 4. | A 2020-12-11 01:21:33 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5, etc. |
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| Comments: | Good point. I think these glosses are a bit better. |
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| Diff: | @@ -19,2 +19,3 @@ -<gloss>last moments in life</gloss> -<gloss>last moments before dying</gloss> +<gloss>one's last moments</gloss> +<gloss>(on) the point of death</gloss> +<gloss>(on) one's deathbed</gloss> |
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| 3. | A* 2020-12-10 23:03:43 | |
| Comments: | "verge of death" "brink of death" oft refer to being close to dying but escaping fate at the last minute. there's no connotation of getting away from it in the original Japanese. |
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| Diff: | @@ -19,2 +19,2 @@ -<gloss>verge of death</gloss> -<gloss>brink of death</gloss> +<gloss>last moments in life</gloss> +<gloss>last moments before dying</gloss> |
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| 2. | A 2010-09-22 21:10:33 Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...> | |
| Diff: | @@ -20,0 +20,1 @@ +<gloss>brink of death</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2010-09-22 17:44:38 Scott | |
| Diff: | @@ -6,0 +6,7 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>死にぎわ</keb> +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>死際</keb> +<ke_inf>&io;</ke_inf> |
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