吐息

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 吐息 (といき) is exhaled breath or a sigh carrying emotion. It appears as visible breath and relief.
• Basic usage: White breath vanishes in cold air; a woman quietly exhales in apparent relief.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Breath visible in cold and exhalation expressing relief
  • First 吐息が is visible condensation; 吐息を漏らす is emotional response. It need not be a negative sigh.