噛み潰す

かみつぶす

to chew up

噛み噛み

かみかみ

while fumbling one's words; with a stutter

苦虫

にがむし

making a sour face (as if having consumed a bitter bug)

砂を噛むよう

すなをかむよう

tasteless, dry as dust, insipid, flat, dull

噛み合う

かみあう

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

苦しみ

くるしみ

pain, anguish, distress, suffering, hardship

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

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

噛みしだく

かみしだく

to crush with the teeth, to crunch

笑いを噛み殺す

わらいをかみころす

to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

臍を噛む

ほぞをかむ

to regret bitterly, to be very sorry (for)

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

噛み熟す

かみこなす かみじゅくす

to chew, to digest

噛み応え

かみごたえ

chewy texture