► 動詞
揉む [(2)もむ] meaning: squeeze rank: 2
☆ 彼女は人混みに揉まれた ⇨ She got squeezed, tossed around, in a packed crowd
☆ 肩を揉んであげようか？ ⇨ Do you want me to massage (by kneading) your shoulder?
☆ 彼は不安そうに手を揉んだ ⇨ He nervously held his hands together (☛ Not clasping with fingers interlaced, but rather like a baseball pitcher cleaning a ball in his hands. A typical gesture of nervousness in Japan)
揉む [(2)もむ] [揉まれる] meaning: train rank: 3
☆ 彼は世間の荒波に揉まれて強くなった ⇨ He became stronger by getting squeezed by the rough waves of the real world (☛ Always in passive voice, and used figuratively)