By learning the 気 idioms, you're learning 2 words for the price of 1. You can study not only the literal meaning of the 気 partner word, but also the idiomatic meaning when used with 気.
You probably already know what 気 means, right? It means feeling, mind, sensation. It's the "ki" in genki. Now look at how many of your feelings you can express by learning its idiomatic expressions.
The "気 が’s”
ある to have 気がある to be interested in
ちる to scatter 気が散る to be distracted
はれる to clear 気が晴れる to feel relieved
はりつめる to stretch 気が張り詰める to be fully alert
はやい fast 気が早い to be hasty
ひける to pull back 気が引ける to feel ashamed
めいる to go down 気が滅入る to get depressed
おおきい big 気が大きい to be generous
おもい heavy 気が重い to be depressing
すすまない to not proceed 気が進まない to not be in the mood for
たっている standing 気が立っている to be on edge
つく to become aware 気がつく to be attentive
The "気 に’s”
なる to become 気になる to feel uneasy
さわる to interfere 気に障る to offend
する to do 気にする to do
やむ to be sick 気に病む to be worried
The "気 を’s”
吐く to spew, throw up 気を吐く to be elated
ひく to pull 気を引く to attract
くさらす to rot 気を腐らす to be depressed
おとす to drop 気を落とす to be disappointed
ゆるす to trust 気を許す to let one's guard down
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