人生というものは、思い通りにいかないことが多い。
Life is something where many things don't go as planned.
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Things aren't going as he wished, so he is frustrated.
彼は思い通りにいかないと、すぐに拗ねてしまう。
He pouts immediately when things don't go his way.
計画が思い通りに進み、彼はほくそ笑んだ。
He chuckled to himself as the plan went exactly as intended.
彼は自分の思い通りにならないと、すぐに臍を曲げる。
He quickly gets grumpy if things don't go his way.
Usage Notes
Used when a situation or outcome matches what one had intended or expected. It often appears as '思い通りになる' (to go as planned) or '思い通りにする' (to have one's own way).
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