火を見たら火事と思え

ひをみたらかじとおもえ

you can never be too careful

泥棒

どろぼう

thief, burglar, robber, theft

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

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

牛泥棒

うしどろぼう

rustler, cattle thief

墓泥棒

はかどろぼう

grave robber, grave robbing

大泥棒

おおどろぼう

master thief; notorious robber

花泥棒

はなどろぼう

flower thief, stealing flowers

泥棒猫

どろぼうねこ どろぼうネコ

thieving cat

車泥棒

くるまどろぼう

auto theft, car thief

人を人とも思わない

ひとをひとともおもわない

disdaining everybody, not caring an ounce about other people's feelings

半鐘泥棒

はんしょうどろぼう

very tall person

泥棒削り

どろぼうけずり

pencil sharpened at both ends; sharpening a pencil at both ends

説教泥棒

せっきょうどろぼう

preaching burglar, burglar who preaches at the victim about the methods of preventing similar crimes

給料泥棒

きゅうりょうどろぼう

(work) shirker; goldbricker; good-for-nothing employee; salary thief

泥棒回り

どろぼうまわり

clockwise rotation (when playing cards, etc.)

宝石泥棒

ほうせきどろぼう

jewel thief

月給泥棒

げっきゅうどろぼう

freeloader, slacker, lazy worker who does not deserve his salary

税金泥棒

ぜいきんどろぼう

tax parasite, public servants, politicians

泥棒稼業

どろぼうかぎょう

professional thievery