1. Noun

   hole; opening; orifice; perforation

   そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。

2. pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)

3. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole

4. deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss

5. gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening

6. flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole

7. good place not many people know about; well-kept secret

   see 穴場

8. upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse

9. (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)

   theatre jargonsee 枡

10. hiding place; hideout

    Archaic

Also written 孔【あな】ana