TAKOBOTO

meaning; reason; circumstances
And by that reasoning ...

By no means do I dislike farming. (Lit: The reason is not that I dislike farming)

I felt sad for no reason .

A couple with some amorous circumstances

Not difficult to resolve that issue.

You are trying to compare apples and oranges.

That is not the way the ball bounces.

Don't tell me such nonsense!

Even if you do have a part-time job, that's no reason to drop your study. .

There's no way I can eat that much!

There's no way I've been to her room!

(Are you studying Japanese(as long as)three hours every day? No wonder your Japanese is good.) wake

What is zen wasabi? Do you mean wabi sabi?

Miki

それが毎週食べる訳です might be そのわけで毎週食べてます. I kinda like "zen wasabi" as a subsitute for "wabi and sabi"!

bamboo4

私は 訳 もなく悲しくなった。 shouldn't it be: 私は 訳 もなくて悲しくなった。

KotatsuSama

訳 もなく悲しくなった is better, while the other is kind of awkward.

bamboo4

is it ok to say this? うなぎはおいしい。毎週食べるわけです。 (unagi is delicious. thats why I eat it every week).

hatsumomo

Yes, it's ok but I think それが毎週食べる訳です。is more natural.

Miki

[wake] like zen [wasabi] seems one of the most difficult multipurpose phrases to translate in japanese. it means reason, circumstance, method, many things.

dc

Often used with "わけじゃない" for "not like that", "that's not the reason"

Amatuka

”わけ” is usually use in oral ? moreover, is it same use to "理由”? appreciate in teaching me.

hkhkhk8888

"訳（わけ）" is used in oral and written. 訳 does not always mean 理由 as you can see english for this 訳 entry. 訳 in ex #1268, #1269, #1270 means different from "理由".

Miki

わけ originally comes from the act of dividing things into what is right and what is wrong.Therefore, わけ came to mean "reason" or the rationale of how things are done. That later got expanded to include the amorous relationship in the sense of "there is a reason for them to be together or in love," as suggested by #1268.

bamboo4

〜わけだ: １．〜ということが納得できる (no wonder.../ that's why....) 2. 〜という結論になる; Note:「〜というわけだ」の形も多い。 e.g. 「200キロ1000円なら、2000円で400キロ買えるわけだ。」

誠

「〜というわけだ。」: (Therefore) 〜as a conclusion / 〜as a result / "By this reason....., therefore can be concluded that 〜"/ "It can be said that 〜 as a conclusion/result" 「〜というわけで．．．」: "By 〜 as the conclusion,... "/ "Concluding with 〜 as a result,..." 「〜というわけではない」: "It can't be concluded that 〜" / "It doesn't mean that 〜" / "It doesn't follow that 〜 as a conclusion/result" 〜次第だ：〜というわけだ （事情／経過を示す） e.g.「 ．．．。以上のような次第で、....」＝ 「．．．というわけで、....」

誠

#5735 勉強を残るわけにはいかない。doesn't make sense. Need to change the verb.

Miki

A slang term that's used a LOT is "訳分からない”：”I don't get it."/"what the heck are they talking about"... very useful! ^_^

EvilKyra