Vocabulary

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"

not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable

the land outlasts the king; a country may fall but its mountains and rivers remain

forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that

to stare (at); to glare

tomorrow is another day; there's always tomorrow

the reason is ...; it is because ...

to wander; to roam from place to place

to sit on the edge of one's seat; to be in breathless suspense

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

cannot tell one thing from another; cannot distinguish (e.g. good from bad)

narrow strip of water

to raise a war cry

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...

mentally strong; strong-willed

I don't fall for flattery; (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)

(in an) emergency; (for) unexpected circumstances

to gape; to open one's mouth wide

and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth

unfortunately; regrettably; sad to say

unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably

just a handful; only a small number (of)

to pay back a debt

to make it worth someone's while; to make something worthwhile

in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception

gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; mountain of treasures

in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception

in this case, it does not apply; this case is an exception

rest in peace; requiescat in pace; RIP

greatest mistake of one's life

return to midwinter cold; cold spell in spring

to work diligently

not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)

window-shopping without any money; going out and returning without having bought or eaten anything; dog's walk on the riverbank

Kyoto

at the earliest; at the soonest

golden child; promising young talent; gold egg

unsatisfactory; unsatisfying

there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?

anything and everything; just about everything