コツを掴む

こつをつかむ コツをつかむ

to get the hang of, to learn the secret to

覚える

おぼえる

to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember

覚え

おぼえ

memory, sense, experience

見覚える

みおぼえる

to remember, to recollect, to recognize, to recognise

うる覚え

うるおぼえ

faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection

体で覚える

からだでおぼえる

to master something (through personal experience)

聞き覚える

ききおぼえる

to be familiar

空で覚える

そらでおぼえる

to learn by heart (rote), to memorize, to memorise

不覚を取る

ふかくをとる

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

空覚え

そらおぼえ

learning by heart; memorization

丸覚え

まるおぼえ まるさとしえ

full memorization, full memorisation

覚えず

おぼえず

unconsciously, unknowingly, without thinking

物覚え

ものおぼえ

memory

見覚え

みおぼえ

remembrance, recollection, recognition

疎覚え

おろおぼえ

vague recollection, faint memory

心覚え

こころおぼえ

memory

春眠暁を覚えず

しゅんみんあかつきをおぼえず

In spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn, In spring one sleeps like a log, spring nights are the perfect temperature for sleeping so it's easy to oversleep

覚悟を決める

かくごをきめる

to prepare oneself (for the worst), to resolve oneself

死を覚悟する

しをかくごする

to prepare for death; to get ready to die