to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
development; exploitation
reopening; resumption; restarting
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to throw open; to leave open
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
partly open; in half bloom
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
outbreak of war; starting a war
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to force open; to push open
opening a business; opening a practice
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
beginning of the game; kickoff; face-off
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
under development; in development
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
(sect) founder; apostle; originator; inventor
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
incision; operation; section
dispersal; evacuation; removal; spreading out (troops); deployment
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
enlightenment; spiritual awakening; opening one's eyes to the truth; gaining eyesight; restoring eyesight; opening the eyes
research and development; R&D
private; exclusive; secret
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
space development; space exploration
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
in session; in progress; under way; open
beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
lock-opening; lock-picking
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
pioneer; settler; colonist
technological development
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
room that is forbidden to enter; locked room; unopened room
private clinician; physician in private practice
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs
stating (one's views); expressing
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
information discovery; disclosure of information
beginning of the world; creation
development project (program, programme, plan)
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
opening hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)
undeveloped (area); unexplored (field of study); wild (areas); untapped area
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
opening of a park (theme park, botanical garden etc.)
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
being open but having virtually no business
resumption of service (train, bus, etc.)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
opening (of uncultivated land)
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
new development; new discovery
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
making a surgical incision in the abdomen
debut; opening; first public exhibition
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
creation of heaven and earth
reopening a shop after renovation; post-refurbishment reopening
undeveloped (countries); backward; unentered
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
opening game; (season) opener
founding a temple (on a hill-top)
simultaneous development; spreading at the same time (e.g. two phenomena)
civilization; civilisation; enlightenment
barbarian; savage; savage (primitive) people (race)
opening of a pool (e.g. for the summer season)
spreading one's legs open wide with knees bent, creating the shape of the letter M (pornographic pose)
sense of space; spaciousness
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
host country (e.g. for a conference)
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
opening of the beachgoing season
development of potential ability; capacity development
expanding into a chain (e.g. store, hotel); development of chain stores
opening in front (clothing)
open criminal investigation
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
(since) the beginning of the universe; (since) the dawn of time
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
developer (of software, video games, etc.)
to open (up) a Pandora's box
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
release date; publication date; opening day; open day
opening (of a broadcasting station, post office, bureau, etc.); establishment
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
opening a new hospital, institution, temple, etc.; opening a hospital, institution, temple, etc. (for the day); opening of a Diet session (pre-WWII)
unstopping; uncorking; uncapping; connecting (e.g. gas supply)
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
festival marking the start of boating season
to open wide; to reveal hidden contents
to feel relieved; to forget about one's troubles; to settle into peace of mind
results of the vote count
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
independently developed; proprietary
laparotomy (abdominal surgery)
single door (as opposed to a double door)
casting and counting votes
pierced; drilled; perforated; hollow
resource development; resource exploitation (usu. natural resources)
excavation; cutting; digging
opening; beginning; commencement
anniversary of the founding of the school
code name (of a product under development)
opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)
foundation of a temple; laying a foundation (stone); open base
formal opening (e.g. of a railway, road, etc.); opening ceremony; inauguration ceremony
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
percentage of votes counted so far
unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
initial opening (esp. of a temple)
excavation; cutting; digging
stock offering (to the public)
interior elevation; expansion plan (of a ship); net (of a polyhedron); development
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
opening of a banquet; opening of a wedding reception
to begin a new chapter (in)
to be separated (of clothing); to be exposed; to be wide open; to stand with one's limbs apart; to block the way
opening a book; opening (part) of a book
to have time free; to have time to spare
open heart surgery; cardiotomy; direct intracardiac surgery
free and open Indo-Pacific; FOIP
opening up of a market; market liberalization
public debate; open discussion
same-day counting of ballots
Official Development Assistance; ODA
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to have luck turn one's way; to have one's fortune change for the better
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
ceremony to consecrate a newly made Buddhist statue or image by inserting the eyes (thereby investing it with soul)
slicing a fish down its back
to forcefully open up a hole (in a wall, etc.); to speak frankly, holding nothing back; to throw out (everything inside)
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
space development project (program, programme)
Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE)
open access (in a library); open shelves
unlisted stocks; unlisted shares; unquoted shares
to blossom; to flower; to bloom
anthesis; flowering season
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
winning hand formed by drawing a replacement tile after declaring a kong
Kaiseijo (school of foreign studies set up by the shogunate during the Edo period)
National Space Development Agency; NASDA
quick (flash) report of votes counted
environmentally damaging (indiscriminate) development
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
evacuation of school children (from major cities to more rural areas, esp. during late World War II)
Reform and Opening-up (Chinese economic policy)
development block; development base
start of the mountain-climbing season
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to force open; to push open
to reopen (e.g. a file, window); to open again
warp (on the page or cover of a book, making it splay open)
excuse; explanation; justification; vindication
opening ceremony (of an event, show, etc.)
governmental office opening (usually special case)
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
opening or unsealing of bids
Caesarean section (Cesarean); C-section
publishing (esp. using woodblock printing)
general practitioner in private practice; primary care physician (US); GP
entrusted development; original equipment manufacturer; OEM
national research and development agency
temple hall commemorating its founding or its founder
developing country; emerging nation
features (e.g. of a product); development chronology
cutting the New Year's rice cake (January 11th); traditional breaking of a sake cask at weddings, receptions, etc.
establishment of a university
start day for military operation; departure day; D-Day
formal opening of a new theater (theatre)
creating a new village or town; opening a village (e.g. for Olympic athletes)
extraction of square root
starting price; ask price; ask; suggested opening price
clearing (land); excavating
bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism); sleeping
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
lock pick; lock-opening tools
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
casting away one's vices or worldly desires and achieving enlightenment
Japanese colonists of Manchuria and Inner Mongolia
to do something in public; to open
development of electrical power resources
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation
developmental dictatorship (authoritarian form of government that pursues rapid economic development at the expense of democratic freedoms)
Sustainable Development Goals; SDGs
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
wingspan (of a bird); wingspread
infrastructure development
making materials in a library available in open stacks
newly commenced ...; just started ...
to justify; to explain; to vindicate
community or regional development
initial public offering; IPO
numerical aperture (in photography)
to find a clue; to make a beginning
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
unbuttoning a collar; opening up (one's heart); open-necked shirt
local warriors, or provincial or district officials, who developed paddy field lands
open blood-vascular system
drawbridge; bascule bridge
first opening of warehouse after New Year
dehiscence; cleavage; fission
Freedom of Information Law; Freedom of Information Act (various countries); FOIA
newly listed stocks; new stock offering
involvement of peer groups (Quality Assurance term); application to similar products; grassroots (organization, development, movement)
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
extraction of roots; evolution
virgin soil; uncultivated land
primitive and barbarous; uncivilized and barbaric
publishing (esp. using woodblock printing)
bathing (in a Zen Temple)
undeveloped country; third world country
underdeveloped country; half-civilized country; half-civilised country
opening the winter hearth
beginning of a screening (at a movie theatre); starting a screening
publicly-traded stock; stock listed on the stock exchange
start codon; initiation codon
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; God answers prayers
keratotomy; corneal incision
open ditch; open channel; open conduit; open culvert
evacuating to the homes of one's relatives in the countryside in wartime
to find a clue; to make a beginning
least developed country; LDC
stock offering (to the public)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
nuclear development program; nuclear program
opening of a hot spring or bathhouse
excuse; explanation; justification; vindication
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency
first lighting of the hearth in a Zen temple (first day of the 10th or 11th month)
long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
code name (of a product under development)
bargaining; negotiation; turning one's body to the left or right and standing (when leaving the presence of nobility, etc.); sailing close-hauled; sailing on a close reach
United Nations Development Program; UNDP
wingspan (of a bird); wingspread
first day of cherry blossoms reaching full bloom; first day in which at least 80% of the somei yoshino cherry blossom has opened (in a specific region or place)
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
human resources development; personnel development; career development; HRD
to justify; to explain; to vindicate
extraction of roots; evolution
knock, and it shall be opened unto you; God answers prayers
start of heading; start of header; SOH
developing a way or means
(railway) crossing gate; barrier
to be licensed to practice (e.g. law); to be allowed to open a business
develop-and-import formula
tender offer; take-over bid; TOB
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; EBRD
information-disclosure ordinance
Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects; Buddhist minister (in the West)
opening ceremony for the new ring in a stable
garden-town development; rural city development; urban sprawl
surprising; shocking; jaw-dropping
Comprehensive National Development Plan (1962-)
eyelid speculum; lid retractor
(of Chinese) pronunciation of kanji without a medial between the initial consonant and center vowel; (of Japanese) the long "o" vowel arising from combination of the "a" and "u" sounds
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development
opening hours of a gallery
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
opening a door for a moment (esp. on the train, when someone's foot is stuck, etc.)
prefatory sutra; opening a sutra; beginning to read a sutra
application development system
application development tool
Application Development Environment; ADE
application development language
application developer; applications developer; applications programmer
open marked section declaration
beginning tag; starting tag; opening tag
system follow-up; post-implementation review; post-development review
Open Systems Interconnection; OSI
open systems interconnection environment
Open Document Architecture; ODA
field developed program; FDP
Public Key Infrastructure
public text designating sequence
public text display version
formal public identifier error
device-dependent version of public text
Integrated Development Environment
Integrated open hypermedia; IOH
read-write slot; read-write opening
distribution list expansion
blind copy recipient indication
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned); surgeon's cuffs
at close reach (sailing); at close haul
at close reach (sailing); at close haul
business skill development school for handicapped people
business development skills school
fraudulent business of selling goods by claiming they will bring supernatural benefits
large-scale housing and lifestyle development project
national development arterial expressway
punch-style can opener (punches a round or V-shaped hole in a can of liquid)
1992 Property Disclosure Act; law requiring members of parliament to disclose their assets
open channel (liquid flow)
beef (or pork) and egg on rice
beef (or pork) and egg on rice
Liberation Day (in Korea, Italy, etc.)
opening day flower gift; bouquet of flowers given to a new store (restaurant, etc.) on its opening day
wingspread (of an insect)
Small Island Developing States; SIDS
folding trestle legs; hiraki-ashi; lateral foot displacement (kendo)
switching station; switchyard
agile (software) development
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)