to act

action; behavior

the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 猶予(いざよ)う (izayou, “to pause, to hesitate”).

a hesitation, a pause

raising / waking up (someone) / (agriculture) ploughing

(archaic) to pause, to hesitate

wake (someone); get (someone) up / raise / cause (something to happen); bring about

An act of hesitation. / An act of extending a time limit such as paying a debt, a stay of execution, etc; a postponement, a grace, a delay, a suspension.

to hesitate / to extend, to defer, to delay

起こす: wake someone / 興す: revive, promote; set up a company / 熾す: light a fire