See 臍を噛む on Wiktionary
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"english": "They wanted to be forgiven and for the matter to be resolved, and now they've committed suicide and things are finished. There's no sense regretting it and chewing on your nails.",
"ref": "From the 吾妻鏡 (Azuma Kagami), early 1300s",
"roman": "Nafo yurushi sata aran to yokusuru no tokoro, ima jisatsu shi owannu. Kōkwai hozo wo kamu mo yaku nashi",
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"english": "They wanted to be forgiven and for the matter to be resolved, and now they've committed suicide and things are finished. There's no sense regretting it and chewing on your nails.",
"ref": "From the 吾妻鏡 (Azuma Kagami), early 1300s",
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"text": "なほ宥し沙汰有らんと欲するの処、今自殺し畢んぬ。後悔臍を食むも益無し"
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"worry"
],
[
"regret",
"regret"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(idiomatic) to worry about something that hasn't happened yet; to deeply regret something that has already happened"
],
"tags": [
"idiomatic"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "[ho̞zo̞ o̞ ka̠mɯ̟]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"english": "to eat one's navel",
"roman": "hozo o kuu",
"tags": [
"literally"
],
"word": "臍を食う"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"Kyōsuke Kindaichi",
"Kōjien",
"Nihon Kokugo Daijiten",
"Shinmura Izuru"
],
"word": "臍を噛む"
}
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