Take the 2-minute tour ×  It's from twitter.  hetusa:
福岡県筑後、羽犬塚から行方不明になっていた叔母(73才)が発見された、と知らせがありました。 itoi_shigesato:
よかった。 hetusa: ありがとうございました  My feeling is that it says something
like 'just so'.  Also, it common to respond to よかった with
gratitude?  share|improve this question  3 Answers 3  up vote 11
down vote accepted  よかった means that the speaker was glad that
the lost person was found.  I'm not sure that ありがとうございました is a
direct response to よかった, rather it's expressing gratitude for
the other person showing concern about the lost person.
share|improve this answer  よかった is used here to express a
feeling of relief ( Thank goodness! ). Intonation is important
for this use: ああ、よかった!  Some situations where you can use the
expression: - you lose the wallet but you find it - nobody is
hurt in a traffic accident - the goalkeeper of your soccer team
stops a penalty kick  share|improve this answer I am not sure
what you mean by “Intonation is important for this use:
ああ、よかった!” The intonation is always important to so