expression, ichidan verb
get the gist; understand the point
Used when grasping the essential meaning or intention behind something. Often appears in the pattern 意を得る or 意を得たように.
彼の説明でようやく意を得た。
I finally got the gist from his explanation.
expression, ichidan verb
turn out as expected; go as one thought
Rare and mostly found in the fixed phrase 我が意を得たり (I got what I wanted; it turned out just as I thought).
「我が意を得たり」と彼は言った。
He said, 'It turned out just as I thought.'