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穴 ,孔 , あな JLPT 3 ananoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun, used as a suffix- hole
- deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
6 more definitions...- vacancy; opening
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馬 ,馬尻 , バケツ JLPT 2 baketsunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- bucket; pail
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穴埋 め,穴 , あなうめ anaumenoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru- filling in gaps; filling in blanks (in a form, etc.)
- covering up a deficit; making up for something (e.g. one's mistake)
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落 とし穴 ,落 し穴 , おとしあな otoshiananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- pitfall; trap; pit
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風穴 , かざあな, かぜあな kazāna, kazeananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- air hole; windhole; ventilator
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穴 ,尻 , けつ ketsunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- ass; arse; buttocks
- rear; end
- acupuncture point
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横穴 , よこあな, おうけつ yokoana, ōketsunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- cave; tunnel
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抜 け穴 ,抜穴 , ぬけあな nukeananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- loophole
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大穴 , おおあな ōananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- large hole
- great deficit; heavy losses
1 more definition...- big and unexpected winnings; a killing (e.g. on a race)
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穴熊 , 貛, あなぐま, アナグマ anaguma, anagumanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- badger
- Eurasian badger (Meles meles)
- defensive opening for shogi
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洞穴 , ほら穴 , どうけつ, ほらあな dōketsu, horānanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- cave; den; grotto
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毛穴 ,毛孔 ,毛 , けあな, もうく keana, mōkunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- pores (of the skin)
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穴場 , あなば anabanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- little-known good place
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竪穴 ,縦穴 , たて穴 , たてあな tateananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- pit; shaft
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穴子 ,海 , あなご anagonoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
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