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潰す

つぶす

Common

Meanings

  1. to waste (e.g. talents)
  2. to butcher; to slaughter; to kill (livestock, for food)
  3. to kill (time); to while away (the time); to use up (one's time)
  4. to shut down; to put out of business; to force (a company) to close up shop
  5. to smash; to crush; to flatten
  6. to wreck; to break; to block; to thwart

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