a hole; an opening; a gap; a pit; a cavity; 《針の》the eye; 《ほら穴》a cave; a hollow; 《獣の巣穴》a lair; a den; a burrow; 《損失》a loss; 《欠陥》a flaw.
・~を掘る dig a hole. ・壁に~をあける make a hole in the wall. ・会社の帳簿に~をあける 《横領する》embezzle money from the company. ・~を埋める stop (up) a hole; fill (up) a gap; 《帳尻を合わす》make up the loss. ・~を当てる 《競馬で》pick a dark horse. ・~をねらう 《競馬で》bet on a long shot. ・舞台に~をあける fail to appear on the stage. ・~があったら入りたい I wish a hole would open and swallow me up. ・彼は私を~の開くほど見つめた He looked at me as if to bore a hole into me with his gaze. ・同じ~の狢(むじな) They are in cahoots.