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=== Assistant: Yes — that mapping is valid, but it’s only conditionally valid. ===
Yes — that mapping is valid, but it’s only conditionally valid.
This is one of those cases where dictionaries tell the truth, but not the whole truth.

しまった (shimatta) is the past form of しまう (to finish / to put away), but as an interjection it means something like “I’ve messed up” or “uh-oh”. The emotional payload is realization of an error or bad outcome, not danger itself.

Celaka in Indonesian carries a stronger, more external sense of misfortune:
* an accident
* something going seriously wrong
* often physical or situational harm

So the overlap exists, but the centers don’t fully align.

Think of it like this:
* しまった → internal realization “I forgot.” “I pressed the wrong button.” “This is bad.”
* celaka → external misfortune “This is dangerous.” “Something terrible happened.” “We’re in trouble.”

Because of that, しまった ≠ celaka by default.

Where celaka does work:
* When しまった reacts to a serious consequence
* When the speaker realizes a mistake that will cause real harm or disaster
* Dramatic or high-stakes scenes (accident, exposure, getting caught, etc.)

Where celaka sounds off:
* Small mistakes
* Embarrassment
* Casual self-correction
* Light, everyday “oops” moments

In those cases, Indonesian tends to prefer:
* waduh
* aduh
* gawat (if escalating)
* sial (if blaming luck)
* ah, salah…

So yes — celaka is a legitimate translation, but it’s a situational upgrade, not the baseline equivalent.
Using it everywhere would systematically over-dramatize the line, which is especially risky in character-driven dialogue like Love Plus.

This is one of those translation traps where emotional weight matters more than lexical equivalence.