起きる【おきる】
to get up, to rise, to blaze up (fire), to wake up, to be awake, to stay awake, to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place
起こす【おこす】
to raise, to raise up, to set up, to pick up, to wake, to wake up, to waken, to awaken, to cause, to bring about, to lead to, to trigger, to give rise to, to create, to generate (e.g. heat, electricity), to produce, to start, to begin, to launch, to establish, to found, to set up, to open, to plough, to plow, to till, to fall ill with, to transcribe, to write down (what is spoken), to turn over (a card)
起こる【おこる】
to occur, to happen
起動【きどう】
startup, booting up, activation, starting (e.g. engine, computer), launch
起訴【きそ】
prosecution, indictment
起用【きよう】
appointment (to a position, job, etc.), being used for a role, promotion
発起人【ほっきにん】
originator, promoter
決起【けっき】
rising to action, standing up against, jumping to one's feet
躍起【やっき】
desperate, frantic, excited, worked up, heated, eager
提起【ていき】
raising (a question), posing (a problem), bringing up (an issue), presenting, instituting (a lawsuit), lodging, filing (a claim), submitting (a case), lifting up
不起訴【ふきそ】
nonprosecution, nonindictment
起草【きそう】
drafting (e.g. a bill), drawing up
起源【きげん】
origin, beginning, source, rise
起点【きてん】
starting point, origin
起爆【きばく】
ignition, detonation, triggering, explosion
起因【きいん】
to be caused by, to result from, to arise from, to stem from, to be due to, cause, origin
起伏【きふく】
undulation, ups and downs, highs and lows
奮起【ふんき】
stirring, rousing oneself
再起【さいき】
comeback, recovery, restoration, rally
起死回生【きしかいせい】
revival from the brink of death, recovering from a hopeless situation, resuscitation, revitalization
