[つぶす, tsubusu](v5s, vt) (1) to smash; to crush; (2) to shut down; (3) to thwart; to block; (4) to kill (time); (5) to waste (e.g. talents); (P)[Add to Longdo]
[にぎりつぶす, nigiritsubusu](v5s, vt) (1) to crush (with one's hands); (2) to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother[Add to Longdo]
[かおをつぶす, kaowotsubusu](exp, v5s) to make somebody lose face; to cause loss of face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[つぶす, tsubusu](v5s, vt) (1) to smash; to crush; (2) to shut down; (3) to thwart; to block; (4) to kill (time); (5) to waste (e.g. talents); (P)[Add to Longdo]
[にぎりつぶす, nigiritsubusu](v5s, vt) (1) to crush (with one's hands); (2) to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration); to pigeonhole; to smother[Add to Longdo]
[かおをつぶす, kaowotsubusu](exp, v5s) to make somebody lose face; to cause loss of face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish; (P)[Add to Longdo]