興味【きょうみ】
interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
興奮【こうふん】
excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
興味深い【きょうみぶかい】
very interesting, of great interest
振興【しんこう】
promotion, encouragement
新興【しんこう】
rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new
興味津々【きょうみしんしん】
very interesting, of absorbing interest, having a keen interest (in), being immensely curious (about)
興す【おこす】
to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous, to establish (e.g. a company), to build up, to set up, to launch, to commence
復興【ふっこう】
revival, reconstruction, restoration, rebuilding, recovery, renaissance
興行【こうぎょう】
show, performance, act, entertainment industry, show business
興隆【こうりゅう】
rise, prosperity
興業【こうぎょう】
promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
即興【そっきょう】
improvisation, improvised, impromptu, extempore, ad-lib, off-the-cuff
興信所【こうしんじょ】
detective agency, enquiry agency
再興【さいこう】
revival, restoration, resuscitation
遊興【ゆうきょう】
merrymaking (esp. wine and women), pleasures
興じる【きょうじる】
to amuse oneself, to make merry
一興【いっきょう】
amusement, fun, brief entertainment
興亡【こうぼう】
rise and fall, ups and downs
中興【ちゅうこう】
restoration, revival, resurgence
興起【こうき】
rise, ascendency, aroused energy, high-spirited action
