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Variations:
大はしゃぎ
大燥ぎ

 oohashagi
    おおはしゃぎ
(n,vs,adj-no) high spirits; gleeful mood

Variations:
御霊
ご霊(sK)

 goryou / goryo
    ごりょう
(1) (honorific or respectful language) (See 御霊・みたま・1) spirit of a deceased person; (2) revengeful ghost; (3) (abbreviation) (See 御霊会) ceremony to appease evil gods and the spirits of the dead

Variations:
悪魔よけ
悪魔除け

 akumayoke
    あくまよけ
(See 魔除け) charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet

Variations:
意気揚々
意気揚揚

 ikiyouyou / ikiyoyo
    いきようよう
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) (See 揚々) triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

Variations:
意気消沈
意気銷沈

 ikishouchin / ikishochin
    いきしょうちん
(n,vs,vi,adj-no) (yoji) depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection

Variations:
意気軒昂
意気軒高

 ikikenkou / ikikenko
    いきけんこう
(adj-na,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) in high spirits; elated

Variations:
意気阻喪
意気沮喪

 ikisosou / ikisoso
    いきそそう
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) depressed in spirits; rejection; disheartened; lacking nerve

Variations:
気炎万丈
気焔万丈

 kienbanjou / kienbanjo
    きえんばんじょう
(yoji) in high spirits; talking big

Variations:
活溌溌地
活発発地

 kappatsuhacchi; kappatsupacchi
    かっぱつはっち; かっぱつぱっち
(n,adj-no,adj-na) (yoji) being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits

Variations:
消沈
銷沈(rK)

 shouchin / shochin
    しょうちん
(n,vs,vi) depression; low spirits; dejection

Variations:
魍魎
罔両(rK)

 mouryou / moryo
    もうりょう
all kinds of spirits and goblins

Variations:
引き立てる
引立てる

 hikitateru
    ひきたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to enhance; (transitive verb) (2) to support; to favor; to favour; to promote; to patronize; (transitive verb) (3) to rouse (spirits); (transitive verb) (4) to march (a prisoner) off; to haul someone off; (transitive verb) (5) to slide (a door) shut

Variations:
晴れる
霽れる

 hareru
    はれる
(v1,vi) (1) to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; (v1,vi) (2) to refresh (e.g. spirits); (v1,vi) (3) (See 疑いが晴れる) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); (v1,vi) (4) to be dispelled; to be banished

鐃准トワ申鐃緒申鐃?

 鐃准towa申鐃緒申鐃?
    鐃准トワ申鐃緒申鐃?
white spirit (fre: p鐃緒申鐃?role); mineral spirits; mineral turpentine, turpentine substitute

Variations:
キジムナー
きじむなあ

 kijimunaa; kijimunaa / kijimuna; kijimuna
    キジムナー; きじむなあ
(rkb:) kijimuna (mythological red-faced spirits)

Variations:
石敢當(oK)
石敢当

 ishigantou; sekikantou / ishiganto; sekikanto
    いしがんとう; せきかんとう
ishigantō; stone tablet inscribed with the word "ishigantō" placed at crossroads, on stone walls etc. in southern Kyūshū and Okinawa to ward off evil spirits; orig. a Chinese custom

Variations:
豆まき
豆撒き
豆蒔き

 mamemaki
    まめまき
(noun/participle) (1) sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); (noun/participle) (2) (See 節分・1) scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)

Variations:
命の水
生命の水(iK)

 inochinomizu
    いのちのみず
(exp,n) (1) water of life; life-giving water; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (exp,n) (3) (archaism) (idiom) semen

Variations:
天翔る
天翔ける(io)

 amagakeru; amakakeru
    あまがける; あまかける
(v5r,vi) to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

Variations:
気炎
気焔
気焰(rK)

 kien
    きえん
high spirits; boastful talk

Variations:
きゃぴきゃぴ
キャピキャピ

 kyapikyapi; kyapikyapi
    きゃぴきゃぴ; キャピキャピ
(adv,adv-to,vs,adj-na,adj-no) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (colloquialism) (used mainly of girls) (See 浮き浮き) brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up

Variations:
意気消沈
意気銷沈(rK)

 ikishouchin / ikishochin
    いきしょうちん
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency

Variations:
意気衝天
意気昇天(iK)

 ikishouten / ikishoten
    いきしょうてん
(yoji) in high spirits

Variations:
魂祭
魂祭り
霊祭
霊祭り

 tamamatsuri
    たままつり
(See 霊祭・れいさい,盂蘭盆) ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

Variations:
キープボトル
キープ・ボトル

 kiipubotoru; kiipu botoru / kipubotoru; kipu botoru
    キープボトル; キープ・ボトル
(See ボトルキープ) bottle of spirits that a bar customer buys, writes his name on, keeps on a shelf at the bar, and drinks little by little on successive visits (wasei: keep bottle)

Variations:
ブチアゲ
ぶちあげ
ブチあげ

 buchiage; buchiage; buchiage
    ブチアゲ; ぶちあげ; ブチあげ
(colloquialism) (See あげあげ) elated mood; (in) high spirits

Variations:
ボトルキープ
ボトル・キープ

 botorukiipu; botoru kiipu / botorukipu; botoru kipu
    ボトルキープ; ボトル・キープ
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer (wasei: bottle keep)

Variations:
上げる
騰げる(sK)

 ageru(p); ageru(sk)
    あげる(P); アゲる(sk)
(transitive verb) (1) (See 手を上げる・1,挙げる・9) (ant: 下げる・2) to raise; to elevate; (transitive verb) (2) to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); (transitive verb) (3) (occ. 騰げる in ref. to price) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); (transitive verb) (4) to show someone (into a room); to let in (e.g. a guest); (transitive verb) (5) (polite language) (kana only) to give; (transitive verb) (6) to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college); (transitive verb) (7) to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve; (transitive verb) (8) (See 挙げる・11) to earn (something desirable); to achieve (e.g. a good result); to obtain; (transitive verb) (9) to promote (someone); (transitive verb) (10) to complete; to finish; (transitive verb) (11) (See 声を上げる・1,挙げる・10) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (transitive verb) (12) to raise (one's gaze); to lift up (one's face); to look up; (transitive verb) (13) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (transitive verb) (14) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (transitive verb) (15) to praise; to commend; to flatter; (transitive verb) (16) to make do (with less expenses than expected); to cover expenses (with a given amount); to set costs; (transitive verb) (17) to finish (one's studies); to complete (a lesson); to pass (e.g. a class); (transitive verb) (18) to upload (e.g. an image); to publish (on the internet); to post; (transitive verb) (19) (colloquialism) (esp. as アゲる) to raise someone's spirits; to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood; (v1,vi) (20) (of the tide) to come in; to rise; (v1,vi) (21) {finc} to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices); (v1,vi,vt) (22) to vomit; to throw up; (aux-v,v1) (23) (kana only) (polite language) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (suf,v1) (24) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (See 作り上げる・1) to complete ...; (suf,v1) (25) (humble language) (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility) (See 申し上げる・2) to humbly do ...

Variations:
喜び勇む
喜びいさむ(sK)

 yorokobiisamu / yorokobisamu
    よろこびいさむ
(v5m,vi) to be in high spirits

Variations:
晴れる
霽れる(rK)

 hareru
    はれる
(v1,vi) (1) to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; (v1,vi) (2) to refresh (e.g. spirits); (v1,vi) (3) (See 疑いが晴れる) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); (v1,vi) (4) to be dispelled; to be banished

Variations:
ふさぎ込む
塞ぎ込む
鬱ぎ込む

 fusagikomu
    ふさぎこむ
(v5m,vi) to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

Variations:
リフレッシュ
リフレシュ

 rifuresshu(p); rifureshu
    リフレッシュ(P); リフレシュ
(n,vs,vi,vt) refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)

Variations:
気を確かに持つ
気を確かにもつ

 kiotashikanimotsu
    きをたしかにもつ
(exp,v5t) to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong

Variations:
ローテンション
ロー・テンション

 rootenshon; roo tenshon
    ローテンション; ロー・テンション
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See ハイテンション・1) low spirits (eng: low tension); lack of enthusiasm; lack of motivation; having no drive (to do something); (2) (rare) {elec} low voltage (e.g. circuit); low tension (e.g. current)

Variations:
落ち込む
落込む
落ちこむ

 ochikomu
    おちこむ
(v5m,vi) (1) to feel down; to feel sad; to be depressed; to be in low spirits; (v5m,vi) (2) to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; (v5m,vi) (3) to fall into (e.g. a hole)

Variations:
思いを晴らす
思いをはらす(sK)

 omoioharasu
    おもいをはらす
(exp,v5s) (1) to dispel one's gloom; to brighten one's spirits; to dispel one's resentment; to clear up a grudge; (exp,v5s) (2) to attain one's wish

Variations:
機嫌
譏嫌(oK)
気嫌(iK)

 kigen
    きげん
(1) humour; humor; temper; mood; spirits; (2) safety; health; well-being; one's situation; (adjectival noun) (3) (usu. as ご機嫌) (See ご機嫌・ごきげん・3) in a good mood; in high spirits; happy; cheery; merry; chipper

Variations:
天翔る
天翔ける(io)
天かける(sK)

 amagakeru; amakakeru
    あまがける; あまかける
(v5r,vi) to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

Variations:
晴れ晴れ
晴ればれ
晴々
晴晴
晴れ晴(sK)

 harebare
    はればれ
(adv,adv-to,vs,vi) (1) bright; cheerful; in high spirits; (adv,adv-to,vs,vi) (2) clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

Variations:
ふさぎ込む
塞ぎ込む
塞ぎこむ
鬱ぎ込む(rK)

 fusagikomu
    ふさぎこむ
(v5m,vi) to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

Variations:
引き立てる
引きたてる(sK)
引立てる(sK)

 hikitateru
    ひきたてる
(transitive verb) (1) to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to enhance; (transitive verb) (2) to support; to favor; to favour; to promote; to patronize; (transitive verb) (3) to rouse (spirits); (transitive verb) (4) to march (a prisoner) off; to haul someone off; (transitive verb) (5) to slide (a door) shut

Variations:
舞い上がる
舞いあがる
舞上がる
舞い上る
舞上る

 maiagaru
    まいあがる
(v5r,vi) (1) to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; (v5r,vi) (2) to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

Variations:
取り憑かれる
取り付かれる
取りつかれる
取付かれる

 toritsukareru
    とりつかれる
(Ichidan verb) to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)

Variations:
鐃旬トルキ鐃緒申鐃緒申
鐃旬トル・鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申

 鐃旬toruki鐃緒申鐃緒申; 鐃旬toru 鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
    鐃旬トルキ鐃緒申鐃緒申; 鐃旬トル・鐃緒申鐃緒申鐃緒申
practice of buying a bottle of spirits at a bar which is then kept there for the customer (wasei: bottle keep)

Variations:
萎萎(rK)
悄悄(rK)
悄々(sK)
萎々(sK)

 shioshio
    しおしお
(adv,adv-to,vs,vi) (kana only) dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly

Variations:
ふさぎ込む
塞ぎ込む
鬱ぎ込む(rK)
塞ぎこむ(sK)

 fusagikomu
    ふさぎこむ
(v5m,vi) to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

Variations:
血祭りにあげる
血祭りに上げる
血祭にあげる
血祭に上げる

 chimatsuriniageru
    ちまつりにあげる
(exp,v1) (1) to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; (exp,v1) (2) to kill viciously; (exp,v1) (3) to victimize; to torment; to lay into; to give (someone) hell; to vilify

Variations:
奮い立つ
奮い起つ(rK)
ふるい立つ(sK)
奮いたつ(sK)

 furuitatsu
    ふるいたつ
(v5t,vi) (See 勇み立つ) to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

Variations:
取り憑かれる
取り付かれる
取りつかれる
取付かれる
憑りつかれる(iK)

 toritsukareru
    とりつかれる
(Ichidan verb) to become obsessed with; to be possessed (by spirits, etc.); to be obsessive compulsive (OCD)

Variations:
アニマルスピリット
アニマルスピリッツ
アニマル・スピリット
アニマル・スピリッツ

 animarusupiritto; animarusupirittsu; animaru supiritto; animaru supirittsu
    アニマルスピリット; アニマルスピリッツ; アニマル・スピリット; アニマル・スピリッツ
{econ} (term used by J M Keynes) animal spirits (emotions and instincts that influence economic decision-making)

Variations:
血祭りにあげる
血祭りに上げる
血祭りに挙げる(sK)
血祭にあげる(sK)
血祭に上げる(sK)
血祭りに揚げる(sK)

 chimatsuriniageru
    ちまつりにあげる
(exp,v1) (1) to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; (exp,v1) (2) to kill viciously; (exp,v1) (3) to victimize; to torment; to lay into; to give (someone) hell; to vilify

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