嫉妬心

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 嫉妬心(しっとしん) means feelings of envy or jealousy toward another person.
• Basic usage: It is used for feelings prompted by another person's success or for jealousy someone needs to acknowledge.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A feeling coming to the surface
  • 嫉妬心が顔を出した means that jealousy surfaced. It figuratively describes the emotion becoming apparent.
• Trying to change one's state of mind
  • 冷静になろうとした means trying to become calm; it does not assert that calmness was already achieved.