Translation guide
The English word "pit" covers many unrelated meanings. This guide groups them by practical use: a hole in the ground, a stone fruit seed, a sunken area, a theater area, a racing stop, and a bad situation. Each meaning has its own natural Japanese expressions.
A deep hole in the earth, natural or dug
General word for hole. Works for pits, but often needs context to specify depth.
There's a big pit in the ground.
A pitfall or trap hole, often covered. Used literally and figuratively.
I fell into a pit.
A mining pit or excavation shaft. Technical term.
That mining pit is very deep.
The hard seed inside a peach, plum, cherry, etc.
A low or depressed area, like an orchestra pit or a pit in the stomach
The area where race cars stop for service
Same loanword as above, used for pit stop in motorsports.
He went into the pits.
A very unpleasant or hopeless situation (e.g., "this place is a pit")
Remove the pits from the pickled plums.
不安でみぞおちが痛む。
I have a pit in my stomach from anxiety.
この職場は地獄だ。
This workplace is a pit.