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穴あなCommon wordN3Nounshole; opening; pit; cavity · burrow; den; lair · deficit; shortage; financial hole; loss · gap left by someone; vacancy; opening · flaw; weak point; loophole · hidden gem; little-known good spot; well-kept secret · long shot; dark horse; upset with a large payoff · partitioned theatre box; traditional floor-seating box · hiding place; hideout
ケツけつNounsass; butt; buttocks · rear; end; tail · acupuncture point · hole; notch
毛穴けあなNounspore (of the skin)
落とし穴おとしあなCommon wordNounspitfall; trap; pit
穴場あなばN1Nounshidden gem; little-known great spot; well-kept secret place · betting booth (at a racecourse)
穴埋めあなうめCommon wordNounsfilling a hole; plugging a gap · filling a vacancy; stopgap; filler · making up for a loss; covering a deficit; compensation · fill-in-the-blank exercise; cloze test
墓穴ぼけつCommon wordNounsgrave; burial pit
大穴おおあなNounslarge hole; big opening · big deficit; heavy losses · long-shot win; big winnings; a killing
アナゴあなごNounsconger eel; garden eel
洞穴ほらあなCommon wordNounscave; cavern; grotto
風穴かざあなCommon wordNounsair hole; vent; windhole · deep cave with cold wind
抜け穴ぬけあなNounssecret passage; underground passage; escape tunnel · loophole; gap in the rules · hole to pass through; opening; gap
穴居けっきょNounscave dwelling; troglodytism
節穴ふしあなNounsknothole; peephole · poor eyesight; tunnel vision
竪穴たてあなNounsvertical pit; shaft
アナグマあなぐまNounsbadger; Eurasian badger · anaguma castle (shogi opening)
穴あけあなあけNounsdrilling; hole punching; making a hole
鍵穴かぎあなNounskeyhole
ケツマンコけつまんこNounsanus; asshole; arsehole
横穴よこあなNounscave; tunnel; horizontal hole · tunnel tomb; horizontal stone chamber (Kofun period)
穴馬あなうまNounsdark horse; unexpected winner
経穴けいけつNounsacupuncture point
穴蔵あなぐらNounscellar; underground storage; cave-like hole
一穴いっけつNounsone hole; single hole · combined toilet bowl; toilet for both urination and defecation · effective moxibustion point; single acupoint for moxibustion · one-woman man; man devoted to one woman
一つ穴ひとつあなNounssame hole; living in the same den · gang; group; coterie
一つ穴のむじなひとつあなのむじなExpressionsgang; group of accomplices; birds of a feather
七穴しちけつNounsthe seven orifices of the head
下穴したあなNounspilot hole; prepared hole
並穴針なみあなはりNounsneedle with a normal eye
丸穴まるあなNounsround hole
二穴にけつNounstwo holes · toilet with separate chambers for urine and feces · riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
二穴同時挿入にけつどうじそうにゅうNounsdouble penetration
人を呪わば穴二つひとをのろわばあなふたつExpressionscurses come home to roost; if you curse someone, dig two graves
人穴ひとあなNounsvolcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited
偕老同穴かいろうどうけつNounshappy lifelong partnership; living faithfully together till death · Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
六角穴付きろっかくあなつきNounshexagon socket head; Allen socket head
六角穴付きボルトろっかくあなつきボルトNounshex socket head cap bolt
十字穴付きねじじゅうじあなつきねじNounscross-head screw; Phillips-head screw
千丈の堤も蟻の一穴より崩れるせんじょうのつつみもありのいっけつよりくずれるExpressionsa small leak will sink a great ship
単穴たんあなNounsthird favorite; possible winner