noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
tipsy from New Year's sake; merry with New Year's spiced sake
Describes the pleasant, slightly intoxicated feeling from drinking 屠蘇 (toso), a spiced sake traditionally served at New Year's. A yojijukugo used in literary or seasonal contexts.
On New Year's morning, I chatted merrily with relatives, a bit tipsy from the toso.
Many people go out for the first shrine visit of the year with faces flushed from New Year's sake.
屠蘇 is the spiced sake itself, while 屠蘇機嫌 describes the merry, slightly drunk state from drinking it.
機嫌 means mood or humor; here it combines with 屠蘇 to form a set phrase for the New Year's sake-induced good mood.
Compound of 屠蘇 (toso, a spiced medicinal sake traditionally drunk at New Year's) and 機嫌 (kigen, mood, humor). The exact historical origin of the phrase is uncertain, but it is a yojijukugo describing the festive, slightly tipsy feeling associated with the New Year's toso ritual.