Feeling better with 気が済む
気持ちがおさまる。また、満足する。心が落ち着く。
Feelings settle down. To be content again. The mind calms down.
Goo Dictionary
気が済む means to be satisfied or to feel better. This expression marks a change from having a negative feeling (such as unhappiness, anger, or guilt) or being unsatisfied. One’s 気 (mood, feelings) does the action 済む (to feel at ease).
Further reading
- “10) Idiomatic expression.” How to use 済む, 済まない (maggiesensei.com)
Examples
アオハライド » Volume 1 » Page 88
Further Reading
- Garrison, Jeff et al. Kodansha's Dictionary of Basic Japanese Idioms, Kodansha, 2002, p. 240