気持ちをそらす

きもちをそらす

to distract one's attention

気を散らす

きをちらす

to distract a person's attention

気を腐らす

きをくさらす

to have the blues, to be depressed

気を晴らす

きをはらす

to cheer (someone) up

気を紛らす

きをまぎらす

to distract oneself, to take one's mind off one's worries

気をそそる

きをそそる

to stimulate one's interest; to arouse one's interest

気を回す

きをまわす

to read too much into things, to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild, to have a groundless suspicion

気を許す

きをゆるす

to let one's guard down

胸をそらす

むねをそらす

to be puffed up with pride, to throw out one's chest

話をそらす

はなしをそらす

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

目をそらす

めをそらす

to look away; to avert one's eyes

気持ちを逸らす

きもちをそらす

to distract a person's attention

気を持たす

きをもたす

to encourage someone to expect something, to raise someone's hopes

気を落とす

きをおとす

to be discouraged, to be disheartened

元気を出す

げんきをだす

to cheer up (often used with command or request form addressing someone else)

気を利かす

きをきかす

to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

勇気を出す

ゆうきをだす

to summon courage, to be brave

本気を出す

ほんきをだす

to make a serious effort

気配を殺す

けはいをころす

to erase all trace of something