不得要領

ふとくようりょう

vague, ambiguous, noncommittal, off-point

要を得る

ようをえる

to be to the point

領得

りょうとく

understanding

要領

ようりょう

point, gist, essentials, tenets, outline

要領書

ようりょうしょ

manual, instruction manual, work procedures documentation, operating instructions

簡にして要を得る

かんにしてようをえる

to be brief and to the point, to be succinct

指導要領

しどうようりょう

government-approved curriculums, (educational) guidelines

要領よく

ようりょうよく

quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely

当を得る

とうをうる とうをえる

to be in order, to be right

人を得る

ひとをえる

to employ the right person, to choose somebody with the right qualities

妙を得る

みょうをえる

to be skillful, to be clever

得をする

とくをする

to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards

意を得る

いをえる

to get (e.g. the gist of something), to understand

時を得る

ときをえる

to get a break; to be timely; to obtain a favorable opportunity

的を得る

まとをえる

to be to the point, to be pertinent

要領がいい

ようりょうがいい

knowing how to swim with the tide, being good at dealing with things

要領のいい

ようりょうのいい

knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

見得を切る

みえをきる みとくをきる

to assume a posture, to pose, to make a defiant (proud) gesture

名声を得る

めいせいをえる

to become famous; to gain fame