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粋 いき N3

  1. chic; refined; smart; sophisticated; stylish; tasteful
  2. considerate; sensible; thoughtful; understanding
  3. familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

粋 すい N1

  1. cream; essence; the best
  2. chic; refined; smart; sophisticated; stylish; tasteful
  3. considerate; tactful; thoughtful; understanding
  4. familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

粋がる いきがる

  1. to act brave; to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to try to look cool

粋が身を食う すいがみをくう

  1. playing the dandy ruins a man; too much pleasure ruins a man (esp. in reference to spending too much time with geisha and prostitutes)

粋な人 すいなひと

  1. man of well-cultivated tastes

粋な裁き すいなさばき

  1. delicate judgement; delicate judgment

粋ぶる いきぶる

  1. to act brave; to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to try to look cool

粋を利かす すいをきかす

  1. to be considerate (e.g. of a couple); to be thoughtful; to show tact (in relationship matters)

粋を集める すいをあつめる

  1. to collect the best; to put together the cream of the crop

粋人 すいじん

  1. person of refined tastes; sophisticated person
  2. man of the world; understanding person
  3. man about town
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