ドツボ

Also written どつぼ, 土壺, 土壷, ど壷, ど壺

Meanings

Noun terrible situation; awful state of affairs; (being) in the shit (usu. as ドツボにはまる) See also: ドツボにはまる.
night-soil reservoir dug in a field See also: 野壷 (のつぼ).
night-soil pot (orig. meaning)
earthenware vessel; earthen urn