I have talked to friends here and there and looked up words.

So far I have：

ほろ酔い、 生{なま}酔い、 酔{よ}いが回{まわ}る／回った、 酒{さけ}の気{け}、 微{び}醺{くん}

ちょっと酔っ払ってる

In English _tipsy_ has a positive connotation so I was wondering which one
would be the best fit. I feel like most of the examples I listed can be used
in both a negative or positive way so if anyone any idea about this please let
me know.

Thanks.
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Is there a perfect translation for the word tipsy in Japanese?
ほろ酔{よ}い気{き}分{ぶん} would be my choice. Aside from the general usage, I knew
someone who had that nickname. Always looked like he has halfway to falling
asleep and smiling at things out of the blue, but in good spirits.

微{び}醺{くん} is more of a written form, with the same meaning as ほろ酔い. 生{なま}酔{え}い
doesn't connote a feeling as much as a state halfway between sober and drunk.
酔{よ}いが回{まわ}る (The alcohol's doing it's thing) is different grammatically, so
I'm not sure that's what you want. 酒{さけ}の気｛け｝ is drunk.

Aside from the reasons above, some of your examples aren't used as often as
ほろ酔い. ちょっと酔ってて、いい気分だぜ。

If you have an example sentence or context in which you would use it that
might be helpful.
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