noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
what-if scenario; hypothetical talk
Refers to idle speculation about how things might have been, often with a regretful or wistful tone. Commonly used in phrases like たらればを言う (to talk about what-ifs).
たらればを言っても仕方がない。
There's no point in talking about what-ifs.
あの時こうしていればという、たらればの話ばかりしている。
He's always going on about what-if stories, like 'if only I had done this back then.'