穴

nounあな · ana

1. Englishhole; opening; orifice; perforation

   • そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.

2. Englishpit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)

3. Englishburrow; den; lair; holt

4. Englishdeficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss

5. Englishgap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening

   • ミーティングに穴をあけてしまったことに対し、再度お詫びします。Let me apologize once again for missing our meeting.

6. Englishflaw; fault; defect; weak point

7. Englishgood place not many people know about; well-kept secret

8. Englishupset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse

9. English(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

10. Englishhiding place; hideout

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