訳わけ

noun

reason; cause; grounds

Used to explain why something is the case. Often appears in patterns like ～わけだ (that's why), ～わけがない (there's no way), ～わけではない (it's not that).

• 彼かれが遅ち刻こくしたわけを聞きかせてください。

  Please tell me the reason he was late.

• そんなわけで、今日きょうは早はやく帰かえります。

  For that reason, I'm going home early today.

noun

meaning; sense

Refers to the meaning of a word, phrase, or action. Common in expressions like どういうわけ？ (What do you mean?) or わけがわからない (I don't get it).

• この言こと葉ばのわけを辞じ書しょで調しらべた。

  I looked up the meaning of this word in the dictionary.

• 彼かれが突とつ然ぜん怒おこり出だしたわけがわからない。

  I don't understand why he suddenly got angry.

noun

good sense; reasonableness

Used to indicate that something is reasonable or makes sense, often in negative constructions like わけがない (it's unreasonable / there's no way) or わけのわからない (nonsensical).

• 彼かれの言いうことにはわけがある。

  What he says makes sense.

• そんな話はなし、わけがないよ。

  That story doesn't make any sense.

noun

circumstances; situation

Refers to the background or context of a situation. Often used in set phrases like そういうわけで (under those circumstances) or わけあって (for certain reasons).

• そういうわけなら、手伝てつだいます。

  If that's the case, I'll help.

• わけあって、今いまは実じっ家かに住すんでいます。

  For certain reasons, I'm living at my parents' house now.

noun

romantic relationship; love affair

Euphemistic or indirect way to refer to a romantic involvement. Often used in phrases like わけあり (having a complicated relationship) or 男女のわけ.

• 彼かれとは深ふかいわけがあるわけではない。

  I'm not in a deep relationship with him.

• 二人ふたりの間あいだに何なにかわけがあったらしい。

  It seems there was something romantic between them.