泥沼（どろぬま）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: swamp / quagmire
Example sentences
- 争いが泥沼になる。 — The dispute turns into a quagmire.
- 泥沼の状況から抜け出す。 — They pull themselves out of the quagmire.
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