心しん気き

noun

mentality; mood; feelings

Refers to one's mental state, mood, or emotional disposition. Often used in expressions like 心気を養う (nurture one's mind) or 心気が沈む (feel depressed).

• 最さい近きん、心しん気きが沈しずみがちだ。

  Lately, I tend to feel down.

• 読どく書しょは心しん気きを養やしなうのに良よい。

  Reading is good for nurturing one's mind.

noun, na-adjective

fretfulness; irritation; tedium

Describes a state of being fretful, irritated, or feeling that something is tedious. Often used in the phrase 辛気臭い (しんきくさい) meaning 'irritatingly tedious' or 'fretful'. The kanji 辛気 is especially associated with this sense.

• 彼かれの愚ぐ痴ちを聞きくのは辛しん気き臭くさい。

  Listening to his complaints is irritatingly tedious.

• 待まち時じ間かんが長ながくて、辛しん気きが募つのった。

  The long wait made me increasingly fretful.