one-by-one; separately; in detail
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
study; learning; tutorial
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
nervousness; oversensitivity
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
re-education; retraining; in-service training
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
covert action; covert operations
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
Murphy's Law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong")
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
management of an organization; organizational management; organizational operation
wise saying; famous saying
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
reform measures; improvement plan; remedial measures