to be cheerful 冴える(P);冱える [さえる] /(v1,vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.)/to be bright/to be vivid/to be crisp/(2) to be clear-headed/to be alert/to be on the ball/to be wide awake/(3) (often as 冴えない) to look upbeat/to be perky/to be cheerful/(4) to master (a skill)/to excel at/to cleanly execute/(5) (often as 冴えない) (See 冴えない・2) to be satisfying/(6) (original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned) to become frigid/to become intensely cold/(P)/EntL1297050X/ ------- 浮く [うく] /(v5k,vi) (1) to float/(2) (See 浮かぬ顔) to become merry/to be cheerful/(3) to become loose/to become unsteady/(4) (col) to feel out of it/to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)/to feel out of place/(5) to be frivolous/to be uncertain/(6) to have no basis/to be unreliable/(P)/EntL1497420X/ |