一枚噛む

いちまいかむ

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

臍を噛む

ほぞをかむ

to regret bitterly, to be very sorry (for)

爪を噛む癖

つめをかむくせ

habit of biting one's nails

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

噛み噛み

かみかみ

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

噛柴

たむしば タムシバ

willow-leafed magnolia (Magnolia salicifolia), anise magnolia

御器噛

ごきかぶり

cockroach

歯噛み

はがみ

grinding of the teeth, involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding, bruxism

噛み傷

かみきず

bite (wound)

噛みタバコ

かみタバコ かみたばこ

chewing tobacco

噛ます

かます

to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag)

骨噛み

ほねかみ

eating bones, gnawing on a bone, osteophagy

甘噛み

あまがみ あまかみ

play-biting

口噛み酒

くちかみさけ くちかみざけ

sake made from rice or other cereal which is chewed before fermentation

噛ませる

かませる

to force something into someone's mouth (i.e. a gag)

噛み殺す

かみころす

to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.

噛み切る

かみきる

to bite off, to gnaw through

噛み合う

かみあう

to gear (engage) with, to be in gear (mesh)