1. to empty; to remove; to make space; to make room
esp. 空ける
2. to move out; to clear out
esp. 空ける
3. to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily)
esp. 空ける
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
4. to dawn; to grow light
esp. 明ける
5. to end (of a period, season)
esp. 明ける
6. to begin (of the New Year)
esp. 明ける
7. to leave (one's schedule) open; to make time (for)
esp. 明ける
8. to make (a hole); to open up (a hole)