臍を噛む

ほぞをかむ

to regret bitterly, to be very sorry (for)

噛む

しがむ かむ

to bite, to chew, to gnaw

砂を噛むよう

すなをかむよう

tasteless, dry as dust, insipid, flat, dull

窮鼠猫を噛む

きゅうそねこをかむ

a cornered rat will bite a cat, despair turns cowards courageous

一枚噛む

いちまいかむ

to participate in (as a member), to get involved in

噛み噛み

かみかみ

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

癖

くせ へき

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice), tendency

爪をとぐ

つめをとぐ

to sharpen one's claws

爪

つめ

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail), claw, talon, hoof

噛柴

たむしば タムシバ

willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia

爪の垢を煎じて飲む

つめのあかをせんじてのむ

to take a lesson from (a wise person), to follow in the footsteps of

奇癖

きへき

strange habit

女癖

おんなぐせ

philandering

手癖

てくせ てぐせ

having sticky fingers, compulsive thievery

酒癖

さけぐせ さけくせ しゅへき

drinking habits, drunken behavior, drunken behaviour

習癖

しゅうへき

(bad) habit

寝癖

ねぐせ ねグセ

bed hair, hair disarranged during sleep

悪癖

あくへき わるぐせ

bad habit, vice

癖毛

くせげ

kinky hair, frizzy hair, unruly hair, curly hair