Keyword
cut down and focus
Info
FrequencyTop 1200-1300
Type
Kyōiku (4th grade) 
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KankenLevel 7
Heisig131
Readings
せい
(52%)
はぶ
(9%)
Composed of
few
eye
Used in vocabulary (160 in total)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
Examples (26 in total)
He reflected on his own thoughts.
She reflected on what she had done.
He reflected on his errors.
You should leave out these two lines.
This will save you a lot of trouble.
The bridge saved them a lot of time and trouble.
Computers can save us a lot of time and trouble.
Computers save us a lot of time and trouble.
Her kitchen is equipped with labor-saving devices.
You should omit this word from the sentence.
His father died after his return home.
He is home on leave.
She is coming home at the end of this month.
That will save me a lot of trouble.
My father serves in the Foreign Ministry.
She showed absolutely no sign of remorse.
You can omit the last chapter of the book.
Keeping a diary also gives us a chance to reflect on our daily life.
Next, the Ministry of Finance assembled experts and worked out a concrete proposal.
The teacher omitted the exercise on page 21 of the book.
A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
You can omit the preposition in this phrase.
The speech contest was held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education.
I am looking for a job with the Ministry of Culture of France.
Omission is a perfectly good example of an expression technique, and is brought up in many grammar books.
This machine saves us a lot of labor.