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Idiomatic expression

to take the blame; to cover oneself in mud

to be covered with mud

rice paddy with a thick layer of mud at the bottom; muddy rice field

to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans

state of drunkenness; (in a) fuddle

playing in the mud; playing with mud

in the mud or mire

Dated term; Intransitive verb

to cling to (e.g. old customs); to adhere to; to stick to; to be wedded to

Dated term; Intransitive verb

to get used to; to become accustomed to

Word usually written using kana alone; Suffix

to linger (on); to progress slowly

muddy road

mud; bog

Abbreviation

measure taken too late; measure taken in haste

muddy feet

drunk; drunken person; drunkard

Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis)

mud turtle (Kinosternidae spp.); musk turtle

Formal or literary term

mud; mire

muddy

muddy shoes or boots

professional thievery

(volcanic) mud flow

cops and robbers (hide-and-seek game)

muddy sea

Esp. どろえ

distemper painting

Esp. でいえ

painting made with gold or silver paint (usu. on a dark background)

last-minute; eleventh-hour

mud wrestling