Whatever happens
Idioms, Stage 4chunk 9 of 22Luck, trouble & outcomes
Taking outcomes calmly, before or after they happen.
- sono toki wa sono tokiwe'll deal with it if it happensliterally “that time is that time”
- naru you ni naruthings will work out somehowliterally “it becomes the way it becomes”
- kekka ooraiit worked out in the end, so fineliterally “the result is all right”
Mix-ups sono toki wa sono toki (before the fact: deal with it then) vs kekka oorai (after the fact: it worked out); naru you ni naru is a general shrug.
sono toki wa sono toki
polite sono toki wa sono toki desu
“that time is that time”
we'll deal with it if it happens
In English: cross that bridge when we come to it
The everyday shrug at a what-if worry: dame dattara sono toki wa sono toki (if it fails, we'll deal with it then). You say it to calm yourself or someone else, often with maa in front.
Rougher casual form: son toki wa son toki.
maa, sono toki wa sono toki da yo
Eh, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.
まあ、その時はその時だよ
maa, sono toki wa sono toki desu yo
Well, we'll deal with it if it happens.
まあ、その時はその時ですよ
Written その時はその時 · そのときはそのときHeard 5× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside naru you ni naru, kekka ooraiMain list sono (Stage 1), -toki (Stage 4), maa (Stage 3)
naru you ni naru
polite naru you ni narimasu
“it becomes the way it becomes”
things will work out somehow
In English: whatever will be, will be
A relaxed shrug about something out of your hands, usually maa, naru you ni naru sa. It sounds comforting rather than defeated; naru you ni shika naranai (it'll go how it goes) is more resigned.
Plain alternative: nantoka naru (it'll work out).
maa, naru you ni naru tte
Eh, it'll work out somehow.
まあ、なるようになるって
maa, naru you ni narimasu yo
Well, things will work out somehow.
まあ、なるようになりますよ
Written なるようになるHeard 20× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside sono toki wa sono toki, kekka ooraiMain list naru (Stage 1), maa (Stage 3)
kekka oorai
polite kekka oorai desu
“the result is all right”
it worked out in the end, so fine
In English: all's well that ends well
Said when luck covered a mistake or a messy process: maa, kekka oorai jan. Casual and a bit cheeky, often used to brush off criticism of how you got there.
oorai is 'all right', the fielder's call in baseball.
maa, kekka oorai jan.
Well, it worked out in the end.
まあ、結果オーライじゃん。
kekka oorai desu ne.
Well, it all worked out.
結果オーライですね。
Written 結果オーライ · けっかおーらいHeard 7× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitlesLearn alongside sono toki wa sono toki, naru you ni naruMain list maa (Stage 3), jan (Stage 3)