(Classical Japanese, archaic) to twist

understanding, comprehension / appreciation

to study / to learn

old words that are generally not in use anymore; archaic words

understand, comprehend / appreciate

to twist

twist / turn a faucet on or off

twist

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend