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23 word matches found for '盗' using reading 'ぬす'
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noun
sneak thief
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expression, 'mu' godan verb
to do something behind someone's back; to do something stealthily
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identity theft
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expression, 'mu' godan verb
1. to spare oneself; to spare oneself the trouble  (see also: 骨を惜しむ)
2. to nullify someone's efforts  (as 骨を盗むまい, 骨を盗まず, etc.; archaic)
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noun
person who steals flowers
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noun
rustler; cattle thief
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expression
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall (Ishikawa Goemon)
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noun
stealthy steps
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reading surreptitiously
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noun
sneaking a bite; snitching food
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chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
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noun
1. thieving cat
2. adulterer; homewrecker  (derogatory)
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to steal (from a person)
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to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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noun
thief; robber
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noun
stealing
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noun
1. person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well  (yojijukugo)
2. person who can drink much alcohol without becoming tipsy
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expression
the doting parent's purse is plundered; the thief caught turns out to be one's own son  (proverb)
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Most common form: 盗っ人猛々しい
expression
the guilty are audacious; not showing remorse in spite of being in the wrong
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expression
Even a thief has his reasons  (idiomatic expression)
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eavesdropping; tapping
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to steal
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