(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]
開ける
(はだける) (v1,vt) (1) (uk) to open; to bare; to expose; (2) to stretch [EDICT]
(ひらける) (v1,vi) (1) to become opened up; to improve; to get better; (2) to develop; to progress; to become civilized (civilised); to be up-to-date; (3) to be enlightened; to be sensible; (P) [EDICT]
(あける) (v1,vt) (1) (esp. 開ける) to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); (2) (esp. 開ける) to open (for business, etc.); (3) (esp. 空ける) to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room; (v1,vi) (4) (esp. 明ける) to dawn; to grow light; (5) (esp. 明ける) to end; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) even [EDICT]
() (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT]
