to direct attention away from something
何かから注意を逸らす (nanika kara chuui o sorasu)
"He tried to point away from the real issue."
"彼は本当の問題から注意を逸らそうとした。" (Kare wa hontou no mondai kara chuui o sorasou to shita)
to try hard not to cry
to withdraw from a position or demand in a conflict
to search for specific details or data about something
to finish work and mentally leave for the rest of the day
to be based on or connected to something deeply
to begin again after a failure
