浮うき世よの習ならい

expression, noun

the way of the world; the inescapable circumstances of life; just the way things are

A resigned, philosophical expression acknowledging that life is full of unavoidable hardships and that one must accept them. Often used when something unfortunate but predictable happens.

See also: 浮世

• 浮うき世よの習ならいで、思おもい通どおりにならないことも多おおい。

  It's the way of the world that many things don't go as you wish.

• 彼かれが去さってしまったのも浮うき世よの習ならいだ。

  That he left is just the way things are in this world.