ワケ

reason, way things are

→ 訳

noun Rare #38,862

reason, way things are Often written 訳; in casual dialogue, ワケ commonly appears in phrases such as そんなワケない (“that can’t be true”) and ってワケ (“so that’s how it is”).

JA: そんなワケないよ。

EN: That can’t be true.

Declension of 訳

わけ訳ワケ

んなワケない！

No way!

— 帰ってきたヒトラー (2015)

そんなワケあるか！

No way!

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

んなワケないだろ→

No way!

— 映画聲の形 (2016)

だから待機中でも飲んでいられるってワケ

So that means I can keep drinking even while I’m on standby.

— GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)

戦うしかないってワケか

So I have no choice but to fight, huh?

— The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)