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contemplate one's navel
Verb
Japanese Meaning
自分自身や自分自身の利益にのみ没頭し、深く考え込むこと。特に他者の視点を無視し、自分中心の考えにふける状態を意味する。 / 自分の内面に長く思いを巡らせる、すなわち自分自身に対する内省や自己陶酔に耽る行為
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To spend time thinking about oneself or one's own interests, especially to the exclusion of others. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see contemplate, navel.
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contemplate one's navel
While the team needed decisive leadership, the CEO continued to contemplate one's navel, ignoring everyone's concerns.
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While the team needed decisive leadership, the CEO continued to contemplate one's navel, ignoring everyone's concerns.
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