泥沼
1
pantano;ciénaga
1
bog;marsh;swamp;quagmire;morass
私たちは書類事務の泥沼に陥っていた。
We were bogged down in a morass of paperwork.
2
only applies to
どろぬま, ドロぬま
quandary;dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself;imbroglio
Other forms
ドロ沼 【どろぬま】