興味

Meaning

1. n
   interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

Example sentences

• 黒魔法の話を聞きたいです。学院ではさわりしか聞いたことがないんですが興味があります。

  I'd like to hear about black magic. I was only told the highlights in the academy, and it interests me.

• 話を聞いたのだから興味がある筈だ。

  He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.

• かくかくしかじかで、と事情を説明したのだが、あんまり興味なさそうな相槌しか返ってこなかった。

  I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.