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“Filling a hole” in Japanese

Short answer
穴埋め anaume あなうめ

Filling a hole in Japanese is “穴埋め” (anaume). Full meaning: filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.), stopgap, filler (e.g. article); making up (for a loss, damage, etc.), covering (a deficit), compensation.

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