興

interest; entertainment; pleasure

implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

Food, cooking

millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

very interesting; of great interest

to have an interest (in)

uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

'taru' adjective

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

to amuse oneself; to make merry

being somewhat excited (agitated)

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

show; performance; act

entertainment industry; show business

excited condition; excited state

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

to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by

detective agency; enquiry agency

to rise; to flourish

Oft. in company names

promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise

rise and fall; ups and downs

stimulant

rise; prosperity