SAPPA-RI さっぱり
Meanings
① It looks clean and fresh, free of dirt and excess.
② Food, drink, and people’s personalities do not seem to be persistent.
③ A state that leaves no trace of its unfulfilled desire.
④ followed by a negative word, “not at all”
Examples
① I took a bath for the first time in two days and felt really refreshed.
2日ぶりに入浴して、実にさっぱりした。
② Mojitos are refreshing with the flavor of mint.
モヒートはミントの風味でさっぱりする。
③ My wife and I divorced and became perfectly strangers.
妻とは離婚してきれいさっぱり他人になった。
④ I have absolutely no idea what my wife is talking about.
妻の言っていることがさっぱりわからない。
④ Because of Corona, it won’t sell at all.
コロナのせいで、景気はさっぱりだ。
Dogmatic Opinion
Except for ④, the mood is basically “refreshing”.
When it comes to food, “Sappari” foods are vinegar, mint, and citrus fruits.
Coolness is important.
I believe that the usage of ④ is born from “nothing left behind -> nothing -> NO idea”.
Proximate Expression
refreshing
frank character/attitude
a weight off one’s shoulder
without any unease or hitches
not picky
