開発【かいはつ】
development, exploitation (of resources)
発言【はつげん】
statement, remark, observation, utterance, speech, proposal
発行【はっこう】
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.), issue, issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.), raising (an event)
発展【はってん】
development, growth, expansion, extension, flourishing, development (of a situation, story, etc.), advancement, progression, unfolding, playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual), having an active sex life
発表【はっぴょう】
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling
反発【はんぱつ】
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal, rebounding, recoiling, repulsion, rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
活発【かっぱつ】
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
発足【ほっそく】
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
発生【はっせい】
occurrence, incidence, outbreak, birth (e.g. of civilization), generation (of power, heat, etc.), production, ontogeny, development, growth, breeding
発売【はつばい】
sale, offering for sale, release (for sale), launch (product)
発想【はっそう】
idea, conception, way of thinking, approach, expression
発見【はっけん】
discovery, detection, finding
爆発【ばくはつ】
explosion, detonation, blast, blowing up, eruption, outburst (of emotion), explosion (e.g. of anger), eruption (e.g. of discontent)
出発【しゅっぱつ】
departure, leaving, setting off
発電【はつでん】
generation (e.g. power), sending a telegram, telegraphing
発電所【はつでんしょ】
power plant, power station
告発【こくはつ】
indictment, prosecution, complaint
発注【はっちゅう】
ordering (materials), placing an order, order
摘発【てきはつ】
exposing, unmasking, laying bare
発掘【はっくつ】
excavation, exhumation, digging up, unearthing, discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.), finding, unearthing