冴える(P);冱える(rK) [さえる] /(v1,vi) (1) to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.)/to be bright/to be vivid/to be crisp/(v1,vi) (2) to be clear-headed/to be alert/to be on the ball/to be wide awake/(v1,vi) (3) (often as 冴えない) to look upbeat/to be perky/to be cheerful/(v1,vi) (4) to master (a skill)/to excel at/to cleanly execute/(v1,vi) (5) (often as 冴えない) (See 冴えない・2) to be satisfying/(v1,vi) (6) (original meaning; now somewhat old-fashioned) to become frigid/to become intensely cold/(P)/EntL1297050/