hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
nesting hole; burrow; den
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
air hole; windhole; air vent; deep cave from which cold wind blows
cave; tunnel; tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to fill a hole with earth
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); anaguma castle (defensive opening)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
lion's den; very dangerous place or situation; (lit.) tiger's den
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster); garden eel
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
two holes; toilet with separate chambers for urine and faeces; riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to find someone's weak spot; (lit.) to drill a hole
betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
dragon's den; auspicious place for a temple, town, etc. to be built (feng shui)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
volcanic cave traditionally said to be inhabited
chuck-farthing (game of throwing coins in a hole); pitch-farthing
piercing (esp. in the ear); piercing hole
cave dwelling; troglodytism
fill-in-the-blank question; cloze test (i.e. text with words removed)
same hole (in which to live); gang; group
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
men who have had sex with the same woman; (lit.) hole brothers
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
fishing by dropping a line between rocks or concrete tetrapods; ice fishing (esp. for smelt); sniggling (fishing for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens)
happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum)
cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
cave from which cold wind blows
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); fill-in-the-blank activity
cluster of Kofun-period graves
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
small gate in a mud or stone wall
finger hole (on a flute, bowling ball, etc.)
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) raccoon dogs of the same hole
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
small-minded; petty; cowardly; chicken-hearted
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
anaguma castle (defensive opening)
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa); vulnerable body cavities
very old type of kiln made by digging a hole in the side of a hill
giant's kettle; giant's cauldron; pothole
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) foxes of the same hole
bell-mouth spillway; morning glory spillway; glory hole spillway
being buried in the same grave
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
to each their own; different strokes for different folks; cut your coat to suit your cloth; (lit.) a crab digs a hole like its own shell
flat broke; stone broke; penniless
tunnel tomb (Kofun period)
bear that hasn't entered hibernation
European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
pilot hole; rough hole; prepared hole
a small leak will sink a great ship
horizontal stone chamber; corridor-type tunnel tomb
possible winner (in a horse race); third favorite
storage pit (esp. Jomon to Yayoi periods)
gold mine; provider of funds; financial supporter; rich person
dark hole; idiot; fool; road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
Bulwer's petrel (Bulweria bulwerii)
a small leak will sink a great ship
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) raccoon dogs of the same hole
fishing by dropping a line between rocks or concrete tetrapods; ice fishing (esp. for smelt); sniggling (fishing for eels by thrusting a baited hook into their dens)
out of the frying pan into the fire; (lit.) out of the tiger's mouth into the dragon's den
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
to suddenly assume an antagonistic attitude; to suddenly become defiant; to turn aggressive (in one's manner); to moon; to point one's naked buttocks at someone; to give someone the brown-eye
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
spotted garden eel (Heteroconger hassi)
cheese with holes in it (e.g. Swiss, Emmenthal)
splendid garden eel (Gorgasia preclara); orange-barred garden eel
road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
pressure points (e.g. for application of moxa); vulnerable body cavities
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
clearance hole (hole for a bolt, screw, etc., which is large enough to allow the thread, etc. to pass through)
Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma)
dark hole; idiot; fool; road taken by a Chinese ajari buddhist monk when he incurred the wrath of emperor Genso (685-762)
honey badger (Mellivora capensis)
perforations (e.g. in film)
perforated ladle; slotted spoon
perforated ladle; slotted spoon
kanji "hole" radical at top
kanji "hole" radical at top
to have a narrow view of things
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
hexagon socket head; Allen socket head
Okuninushi; deity of magic and medicine later viewed as equivalent to Daikokuten and celebrated at Izumo Grand Shrine
cross-head screw; Phillips-head screw; Phillips screw
the seven orifices of the head (eyes, nostrils, ear canals, mouth)
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peep at the sky through a keyhole
to have a narrow view of things; (lit.) to peek at the sky through the eye of a needle
common Japanese conger eel (Conger myriaster); whitespotted conger
American badger (Taxidea taxus)
ferret badger (esp. the Chinese ferret-badger, Melogale moschata)
burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia)
duck-billed eel (Nettastoma parviceps)
snubnosed eel (Simenchelys parasitica)
spinycheek sleeper (Eleotris oxycephala); spined sleeper
sheep's ear abalone (Haliotis ovina)
Japanese mud shrimp (Upogebia major)