to recite numbers backward starting from a specific point
特定の地点から逆に数を言うこと (tokutei no chi-ten kara gyaku ni kazu o iu koto)
"The teacher had us count down from twenty to practice timing."
"先生は私たちに二十からカウントダウンしてタイミングの練習をさせました。" (Sensei wa watashitachi ni nijū kara kaunto daun shite taimingu no renshū o sasemashita.)
to start doing something regularly as a habit or routine
to think about something that happened in the past
to observe a colleague closely to learn
to pay attention to and understand your feelings
to keep your emotions under control
to emphasize something; to make something more noticeable