Translation guide
A place where people gather to drink, socialize, or relax, often a bar or pub. Can also refer to a natural water source for animals.
A casual place where people go to drink alcohol and socialize, like a bar, pub, or tavern.
A general term for a drinking establishment, like a bar or pub. Very common and natural.
A place where wild animals go to drink water, like a pond or stream.
Literally 'water-drinking place'. Used for both animal watering holes and human drinking fountains.
The English phrase 'watering hole' is an idiom for a bar. In Japanese, 水飲み場 (water fountain) or 水場 (water place) are not used for bars. Use 飲み屋 or 居酒屋 for the bar meaning.
週末はいつもの飲み屋に行く。
On weekends, I go to my usual watering hole.
A Japanese-style pub that serves food and drinks. Very common for casual drinking and eating.
That watering hole has a great atmosphere.
A bar, often more Western-style. Can be used for a watering hole, though slightly less casual than 飲み屋.
He found a new watering hole.
A pub, specifically British/Irish style. Less common but understood.
That watering hole has many kinds of beer.
Many animals gather at the watering hole on the savanna.
A water place; can refer to a natural water source for animals or a place to get water.
Elephants are walking toward the watering hole.