to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)

to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose

to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to pinch

to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings); to interpose (e.g. an objection); to interject; to throw in (e.g. a joke)

to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to have between each other; to be across (a street, river, etc.)

to harbour (feelings); to cast (e.g. doubt)

Word usually written using kana alone; Go (game); Usu. ハサむ

to pincer

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands

to insert

to interrupt; to slip in a word

to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour; to entertain (e.g. a theory)