開発【かいはつ】
development, exploitation (of resources)
発言【はつげん】
statement, remark, observation, utterance, speech, proposal
反発【はんぱつ】
opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal, rebounding, recoiling, repulsion, rally (e.g. in stock prices), recovery
発表【はっぴょう】
announcement, publication, presenting, statement, communique, making known, breaking (news story), expressing (one's opinion), releasing, unveiling
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
発行【はっこう】
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.), issue, issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.), raising (an event)
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)
発足【ほっそく】
starting, inauguration, launch, founding, establishment, start-up
活発【かっぱつ】
lively, active, vigorous, animated, brisk
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)
発想【はっそう】
idea, conception, way of thinking, approach, expression
発電【はつでん】
generation (e.g. power), sending a telegram, telegraphing
出発【しゅっぱつ】
departure, leaving, setting off
発電所【はつでんしょ】
power plant, power station
発注【はっちゅう】
ordering (materials), placing an order, order
告発【こくはつ】
indictment, prosecution, complaint
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