開ける [ひらける] /(v1,vi) (1) to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.)/to spread out/to become clear (of a road, visibility, etc.)/to open up/(v1,vi) (2) to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.)/to get better/(v1,vi) (3) to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.)/to become civilized/to modernize/to grow/to advance (of knowledge, ideas, etc.)/(v1,vi) (4) to be sensible/to be understanding/to be enlightened/(v1,vi) (5) to open (of a new road, railway, etc.)/to be opened to traffic/(v1,vi) (6) to become populous/to become densely built/to become bustling/(P)/EntL1202460/