起

to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up

opening line; opening line of a (Chinese) poem

groundbreaking or cornerstone-laying ceremony

theory of origins; origin hypothesis

startup (interval of) time

behavior; bearing; demeanor; one's daily life

beginning to write; beginning of a brush-stroke

generation of electricity

start; beginning

Mahjong

first dealer

orthostatic hypotension; dizziness experienced when standing up

electromotive force

triggering explosive

Proverb

one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat

Buddhism

ceremonial removal of the coffin from the house (lay person) or temple (priest) (Zen Buddhism)

Computing

startup disk

saving from the brink of death

entrepreneurial spirit; entrepreneurship

starter

motive power; impetus

voucher issuance; slip issuing; creating a support or maintenance ticket

start; beginning; origin

beginning and end

-induced