Opening - Opening

Japanese: 開展 - かいてん

〘noun〙① To expand and spread. Also, to unfold. To show something unfolding. Development. ※Beio Kairan Jikki (1877)〈Kume Kunitake〉 2 "Among the wax figures displayed in 'Vega' Street in London is an image of the listener 'Scotch.' ※Omoide no Ki (1900-01)〈Tokutomi Roka〉 6 "When you turn a corner of a mountain , you may suddenly see an unfamiliar new mountain river springing out from under the covers and unfolding below you." ② To develop and progress. Development. Progress. Development. ※Jiyu no Ri (1872)〈Nakamura Masanao translated〉 5 "The development of the people's intelligence is not quick, and they are slow to progress to the sublime of the spirit."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① のびひろがること。また、くりひろげること。ひろげてみせること。展開。※米欧回覧実記（1877）〈久米邦武〉二「倫敦の『ベーガ』街に開展せる蝋人形に、聞人『スコッチ』の像あり」※思出の記（1900‐01）〈徳富蘆花〉六「或山角を一歩曲ると、忽焉(たちまち)見馴れぬ新山川が埋伏より躍り出でて眼下に開展するに会ふことがある」② 発達進歩すること。発展。進展。展開。※自由之理（1872）〈中村正直訳〉五「その人民才智の開展（〈注〉ノビル）すること速かならず、心霊の崇高(たかき)に進むこと遅し」

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