cord, string

noun Rare #37,406
cord, string Often used in compounds or set phrases.
JA: 靴の緒が切れてしまった。
EN: The cord on my shoe broke.

へそ留めてくれ

Clamp the umbilical cord for me.

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)

宇宙科学はまだその就いたばかりである

Space science is still in its infancy.

へそを切るのよ

Cut the umbilical cord.

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)

日のを見ましょう

Let's watch the sunrise together.

— Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014)

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