mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
covered in mud; mud-caked
muddy water; red-light district
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
master thief; notorious robber
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field
mud; muddy; covered in mud
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans
tax parasite (e.g. public servant, politician, welfare recipient); tax thief
playing in the mud; playing with mud
measure taken too late; measure taken in haste
Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle
grave robber; grave robbing
it's (so cheap it's) a steal!; (lit.) take it away, thief
distemper painting; painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)
last minute; eleventh hour
splash of mud; mud spatter
show me a liar, and I will show you a thief
protection against (flying) mud; mudguard; mudflap; fender (of a car); wing
thief who steals money from the offerings box at a shrine or temple; offerings thief
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
playing in the mud; playing with mud
underhand character; thievish nature
don't trust strangers; always assume the worst (of people)
flower thief; stealing flowers
colour wash; distemper; powdered paints or pigments
panties thief; knickers bandit
gluttonous goby (Chasmichthys gulosus)
making a living in the red-light district
freeloader; slacker; lazy worker who does not deserve his salary
throwing good money after bad
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)
preaching burglar; burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes
Oscillatoria (cyanobacteria)
to do something stupid; to do something pointless; (lit.) to hit a muddy rice field with a stick
it is no crime to steal flowers
fango; mud taken from a hot spring
starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
potter wasp (any wasp of subfamily Eumeninae); mason wasp
spirogyra; algae forming pond scum
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)
white poplar (Populus alba)
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
heavily made-up woman; (lit.) flour-shop burglar