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    3. 臍を固める

    臍を固める

    臍ほぞを​固かため​る​

    to make up one's mind (to do something)

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    ほぞを固める

    ほぞをかためる

    Verb

    1.
    to make up one's mind (to do something), to resolve firmly (to do something)

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    Characters that make up this word

    臍
    へそ・ほぞ…(2)
    navel
    Kanji
    固
    かた.める・かた.まる・かた.まり・かた.い…(1)
    harden・set・clot・curdle
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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