Vocab Info
N3 Noun
穴hole, deficit, shortage, missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.), vacancy, opening, flaw, profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others, upset victory (with a large payoff), pit (of a theater), hiding place, underbelly (of society, etc.)
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
hole, opening, orifice, perforation
Noun
2.
pit, hollow, cavity, hole (e.g. in the ground)
Noun
3.
burrow, den, lair, holt, hole
Noun
4.
deficit, shortage, (financial) hole, loss
Noun
5.
gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.), vacancy, opening
Noun
6.
flaw, fault, defect, weak point, hole (in a theory, plan, etc.), loophole
Noun
7.
good place not many people know about, well-kept secret
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Noun
8.
upset victory (with a large payoff), long shot, dark horse
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9.
(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
theatre jargon,See Also:
Noun
10.
hiding place, hideout
Archaic
All Forms
穴 【あな】、孔 【あな】
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そこの床には穴が空いているので気をつけてね。
Be careful, there are holes in the floor there.
母が娘に:「穴の空いた靴下を履き続けないで下さい。」
A mother to her daughter: 'Don't keep wearing socks with holes in them.'
僕たちのチームは、守備は完璧だが攻撃に穴があると思います。
I think our team is perfect defensively but has holes in the attack.
大工が上司に:「あ、既に木材に穴を開ける作業は終わっていますよ!」
A carpenter to his boss: 'Oh, we've already finished drilling holes in the wood!'
舞台の主役を務める俳優が病気になってしまい私がその穴を埋める事となった。
The actor who was to play the lead role in the play fell ill and I had to fill the hole in the cast.
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