そんなものthat's the way it is, such is life

生(う)まれて死(し)ぬ。人生(じんせい)はそんなものだ。

To be born and to die. Such is life, that's the way it is. {that's the way it is, such is life}

アイツはそんなものさ、頭(あたま)は悪(わる)いし意地悪(いじわる)だ。

That's just the way he is, stupid and mean-spirited. {that's the way it is, such is life}

世(よ)の中(なか)はそんなものだから、期待(きたい)をしない方(ほう)が良(よ)い。

That's the way it is in the world, so it's better not to have expectations. {that's the way it is, such is life}

人間(にんげん)はそんなものなのに、なぜ彼(かれ)は私(わたし)に期待(きたい)しているのだろう？

Even though that's the way humans are, why does he still have expectations of me? {that's the way it is, such is life}

大人(おとな)になるまで人生(じんせい)がそんなものだとは想像(そうぞう)だにしていませんでした。

I had never even imagined that such is life until I became an adult. {that's the way it is, such is life}