気持ち refers to feelings, sensations, or emotional states.
SENSE 1 - PHYSICAL SENSATION:
- 気持ちがいい: feels good, pleasant
- 気持ち悪い: feels bad, disgusting, creepy
- 気持ちよく眠る: to sleep comfortably
SENSE 2 - EMOTIONS/MOOD:
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- お気持ち: your feelings/sentiment (polite)
- 気持ちだけ: just the thought (declining a gift politely)
- 気持ちの問題: a matter of feelings/attitude