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臍
1
navel; belly button
2
へそ／ヘソ only
protrusion or depression in the middle of an object
3
center; centre; most important part; main point
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Idiomatic expression
to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel
Examples
彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.
1
to make up one's mind (to do something); to resolve firmly (to do something)
Examples
彼は臍を固めて一世一代の大事業に乗り出した。
He resolved to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime enterprise.