1.
youthful impetuousness; recklessness of youth
The impulsive energy and lack of restraint characteristic of young people. Almost always appears in the fixed expression 若気の至り (a youthful indiscretion).
若気の至りだった。
It was a youthful indiscretion.
あれは若気の至りで、今では後悔している。
That was a youthful indiscretion, and I regret it now.
若気の至りとはいえ、取り返しのつかないことをしてしまった。
Even though it was the recklessness of youth, I did something that can't be undone.
USAGE:
Almost exclusively used in the set phrase 若気の至り (youthful indiscretion, literally "the culmination of youthful impetuousness"). This expression is used when looking back on something reckless or foolish done in one's youth. It carries a tone of self-deprecation or rueful reflection.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 若気の至り (youthful indiscretion — the primary usage)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 血気: hot-bloodedness — youthful reckless energy, as in 血気にはやる (to act rashly out of youthful ardor)
- 青い: immature, green — describes someone who lacks experience