noun
Refers to a state of being conscious or aware, often after fainting, shock, or confusion. Commonly used in the phrase 人心地がつく (to regain consciousness/come to one's senses).
気を失っていたが、しばらくして人心地がついた。
I had lost consciousness, but after a while I came to.
試験が終わって、やっと人心地がした。
After the exam was over, I finally felt relieved.
Compound of 人 (hito, 'person') + 心地 (kokochi, 'feeling, sensation'). The reading ひとごこち is a rendaku form of ここち. The irregular kanji form 一心地 is likely a phonetic substitution.