山気

やまっけ【山気】

speculative disposition

〖U〗投機的気質.

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I

さんき【山気】

bracing mountain air.

II

やまき【山気】

＝やまけ.

III

やまけ, やまっけ【山気, 山っ気】

〔投機心〕 a speculative disposition [spirit]; a gambling spirit; 〔企業心〕 enterprise.

●山っ気がある have a speculative disposition.

・おじはいくつになっても山っ気が抜けなくて困る. My uncle is a problem for the rest of us because he never seems to learn: he can't stop taking risks with his money.

●山っ気のある speculative; venturesome; of speculative disposition [spirit]; of a speculative turn of mind

・山っ気のある男 a man who likes to gamble [take chances]

・山っ気のない男 a man who likes to play it safe.

●山っ気を出す be tempted to speculate

・よせばいいのについ山っ気を出したがために, それまでの儲けがパーになった. He should've stopped when he was ahead, but he just had to gamble one more time [take another risk], and he lost everything he'd won [all his winnings].