one of those things

Noun

idiomatic no-plural

(idiomatic, often preceded by just) An unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.

Japanese Meaning

避けがたい不運な出来事 / しょうがなく起こる不運な事態

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Spilling coffee on the report was one of those things that could happen to anyone.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

レポートにコーヒーをこぼしてしまったのは、誰にでも起こり得る避けられない不運な出来事だった。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic, often preceded by just) An unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.

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Sense（2）

The moral to this story is that the good research scientist pays strict attention to any peculiar event and does not shrug off a mystery as just "one of those things."

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