► 副詞
只管 [ひたすら] [liter] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ こうなったらひたすら謝るしかない ⇨ At this point you just have to apologize until forgiven (☛ Focus one’s effort)
☆ 彼は理想のラーメンをひたすら追求した来た ⇨ He has been pursuing the best ramen with a singular focus (☛ Focus one’s effort)
ぼやぼや [(1)ぼやぼや] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ この業界ではぼやぼやしていると競争相手に直ぐ追い抜かれる ⇨ If you’re not focused you will be quickly overtaken by the rivals in this industry (☛ Not focused, not paying attention, not working hard)
► 動詞
打ち込む [(3)うちこむ] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼女は勉強に打ち込んでいる ⇨ She is focusing on her study (☛ focus effort)
凝る [(1)こる] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼女は花を育てることに凝っている ⇨ She is really into growing flowers (☛ Take a very keen interest in something that requires skills)
集中 [しゅうちゅう] [集中する] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ うるさすぎて集中出来ない ⇨ It is too noisy and I can’t concentrate
徹する [てっする] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼等は作業の無駄を省くことに徹している ⇨ They’re focused, committed, to eliminate waste in their processes
専念 [(3)せんねん] [専念する] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 今彼女は育児に専念している ⇨ Now she is focusing on raising her children
没頭 [ぼっとう] [没頭する] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 彼は研究に没頭している ⇨ He is immersed in his research (☛ Literally “sink head”)
専心 [せんしん] [専心する] meaning: focus rank: 4
☆ 彼は事業に専心している ⇨ He is focused on his business
► 成句
一杯 [いっぱい] [頭が一杯] meaning: focus rank: 1
☆ 彼女は試験のことで頭が一杯だ ⇨ Her head is completely occupied by the exam. Her attention is all on the exam
身 [み] [身が入る] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 彼は練習に身が入っていない (みがはいる) ⇨ His body is not in the training. He is not fully focused on it
身 [み] [身を入れる] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ もっと身を入れて練習しろ ⇨ You have to practice with more focus
► 名詞
集中 [しゅうちゅう] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼等は敵の弱点を集中攻撃した ⇨ They focused on attacking the enemy’s weakness
焦点 [(1)しょうてん] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ アジア人に対する人種差別に焦点を当てた報告 ⇨ A report focusing on racial discriminations against Asians
☆ 今日はこの問題に焦点を絞りましょう ⇨ Let’s set the focus on this issue today
☆ 焦点がずれた写真 ⇨ Pictures out of focus
重点 [(4)じゅうてん] [重点を置く] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ この車の設計は軽量化に重点を置いている ⇨ The design of this car puts an emphasis on weight reduction
ピント [ぴんと] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 彼はピントが外れている ⇨ He is out of focus, clueless, on a different wavelength
☆ この写真はピントが合っていない ⇨ This picture is out of focus (☛ From Dutch)
集中力 [(4)しゅうちゅうりょく] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 彼は集中力が足りない ⇨ He lacks the ability to focus
一筋 [(2)ひとすじ] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 彼はラーメン作り一筋で50年やってきた ⇨ He has been making ramen only for 50 years (☛ Focus on perfecting one thing, typically professional skills)
余念 [よねん] [余念が無い] meaning: focus rank: 4
☆ 彼等は試合を前に最後の調整に余念が無い ⇨ They are fully focused on final practices before the game (☛ 余念 is a distraction. Always used as “余念が無い = zero distraction = fully focused”.)
► 形容動詞
懸命 [けんめい] meaning: focus rank: 2
☆ 懸命の救助作業にも関わらず生存者はいなかった ⇨ There was no survivors despite the intense rescue work
集中的 [しゅうちゅうてき] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 五十代の女性の意見を集中的に集めた ⇨ We focused on collecting the opinions of women in their 50’s
重点的 [じゅうてんてき] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ 彼等は生体力学を重点的に研究している ⇨ Their research focuses on biomechanics
☆ 警察はこの地域を重点的に捜索している ⇨ The police is focusing on searching this area
ピンぼけ [ぴんぼけ] [coll] meaning: focus rank: 3
☆ ピンぼけの写真 ⇨ A out-of-focus picture
一心不乱 [いっしんふらん] meaning: focus rank: 4
☆ 彼は医者になるために一心不乱に勉強をしている ⇨ He is studying fully focused to be a doctor (☛ Literally “one mind, undisturbed”)