(あな) (n,n-suf) (1) (See 穴が開く) hole; (2) deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.); (3) vacancy; opening; (4) flaw; (5) profitable place (or item, etc.) not well known by others; (6) upset victory (with a large payoff); (7) (sl) (See 平土間) pit (of a theater); (8) (arch) hiding place; (9) (arch) underbelly (of society, etc.); (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
掘る
(ほる) (v5r) to dig; to excavate; (P) [EDICT]
の
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]