He took his failure as 'don't cry over spilt milk'.

There is a spork in my lunch box.

He said '一瞬先は闇', explaining that predicting the future is difficult.

We should always remember the power of Kannon in difficult times.

I went to Tokyo the week before last.

This ancient proverb, 'know the other side and yourself, and you will not be in danger in a hundred battles', teaches us the importance of understanding ourselves and others.