constipation, costiveness in chest or intestines

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痞え支え閊えかえNounFreq #38441
1

load on one's chest

2

支え/閊え only

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

胸のつかえが下りる胸の痞えが下りるむねのつかえがおりるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #112738
1

to be relieved of a worry; to get a load off one's chest

かえ痞えるっかえIntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #151861
1

to feel blocked (of one's chest or throat, due to grief, anxiety, illness, etc.); to feel pressure; to feel pain

Examples
魚の骨がつかえて息が詰まりそうだった。
I nearly choked on a fishbone.
つかえが取れる痞えが取れる支えが取れるつかえがとれる閊えが取れるExpressionIchidan verb
1

Idiomatic expression; Often 胸の...

to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry

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