[つのをためてうしをころす, tsunowotameteushiwokorosu](exp, v5s) to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a camel and swallow a gnat; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point[Add to Longdo]

噛み殺す;噛殺す;かみ殺す

[かみころす, kamikorosu](v5s, vt) (1) to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; (2) to bite to death[Add to Longdo]

噛み熟す;噛みこなす;噛熟す;かみ殺す

[かみこなす, kamikonasu](v5s, vt) to chew; to digest[Add to Longdo]

感情を殺す

[かんじょうをころす, kanjouwokorosu](exp, v5s) to suppress one's emotions[Add to Longdo]

気配を殺す

[けはいをころす, kehaiwokorosu](exp, v5s) to erase all trace of something[Add to Longdo]

撃ち殺す;打ち殺す;撃殺す;打殺す

[うちころす, uchikorosu](v5s, vt) to shoot to death[Add to Longdo]

言論を封殺する

[げんろんをふうさつする, genronwofuusatsusuru](exp, vs-i) to suppress the freedom of speech[Add to Longdo]

好奇心は猫をも殺す

[こうきしんはねこをもころす, koukishinhanekowomokorosu](exp, v5s) (See 好奇心猫を殺す) curiosity killed the cat[Add to Longdo]

好奇心猫を殺す

[こうきしんねこをころす, koukishinnekowokorosu](exp, v5s) curiosity killed the cat[Add to Longdo]

絞め殺す;締め殺す

[しめころす, shimekorosu](v5s, vt) to strangle to death[Add to Longdo]

刺し殺す

[さしころす, sashikorosu](v5s, vt) to stab to death; (P)[Add to Longdo]

射殺す

[いころす, ikorosu](v5s) to shoot a person to death[Add to Longdo]

取り殺す;取殺す

[とりころす, torikorosu](v5s, vt) to haunt to death; to possess and kill[Add to Longdo]

焼き殺す

[やきころす, yakikorosu](v5s) to kill by burning to death[Add to Longdo]

食い殺す

[くいころす, kuikorosu](v5s, vt) to devour; to bite to death[Add to Longdo]

寸鉄人を殺す

[すんてつひとをころす, suntetsuhitowokorosu](exp, v5s) to make a cutting remark; to kill someone with a short blade[Add to Longdo]

盛り殺す

[もりころす, morikorosu](v5s, vt) to poison to death; to kill by a prescription error[Add to Longdo]

声を殺す

[こえをころす, koewokorosu](exp, v5s) to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly[Add to Longdo]

切り殺す;斬り殺す

[きりころす, kirikorosu](v5s, vt) to slay; to put somebody to the sword[Add to Longdo]

息を殺す

[いきをころす, ikiwokorosu](exp, v5s) to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath[Add to Longdo]

大の虫を生かして小の虫を殺す

[だいのむしをいかしてしょうのむしをころす, dainomushiwoikashiteshounomushiwokorosu](exp) (id) sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; let a large bug live and kill a small one[Add to Longdo]

叩き殺す

[たたきころす, tatakikorosu](v5s, vt) to beat to death[Add to Longdo]

虫を殺す

[むしをころす, mushiwokorosu](exp, v5s) to control one's temper[Add to Longdo]

踏み殺す;踏殺す

[ふみころす, fumikorosu](v5s) to trample to death; to kill underfoot[Add to Longdo]

突き殺す

[つきころす, tsukikorosu](v5s, vt) to stab to death[Add to Longdo]

褒め殺す

[ほめごろす, homegorosu](v5s) to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)[Add to Longdo]

縊り殺す

[くびりころす, kubirikorosu](v5s, vt) (See 絞め殺す) to strangle to death[Add to Longdo]