泥棒, 泥坊, どろぼう, ドロボー
1. thief, burglar, robber
Takes suru, Transitive
2. theft, burglary, robbery
そこの乞食が泥棒である事がわかった。
が
Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation