To draw water into one’s own rice field.
More Japanese Proverbs:
The tongue is more to be feared than the sword.Japanese
At the bottom of the lighthouse it is dark.
Japanese
Do not stay too long when the husband is not home.
Japanese
Eggs and promises are easily broken.
Japanese
Even when our sleeves brush together it is our karma.
Japanese
Where there is no antagonist, you cannot quarrel.
Japanese