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N1 Noun
魂胆soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme
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Noun
1.
ulterior motive, plot, scheme
Noun
2.
complicated circumstances, intricacies
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魂胆 【こんたん】
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警官が犯行前の犯人の魂胆を見抜きました。
The police officer saw through the criminal's ulterior motive before the crime was committed. {soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme}
後輩:「悪い魂胆があって先輩を転ばせたわけではない。」
Junior: "I didn't have any ulterior motive to make my senior fall." {soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme}
警察:「この事件の裏には何か魂胆がある気がするんだ。」
Police: "I feel like there's some kind of ulterior motive behind this incident." {soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme}
今更同盟を持ちかけてきたあの国の魂胆は見え透いています。
The ulterior motive of that country, which has just now proposed an alliance, is transparent. {soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme}
昨日までは冷たかったのに突然優しくなるなんてどういう魂胆だろうか。
Even though you were cold until yesterday, suddenly becoming kind, I wonder what kind of ulterior motive you have. {soul, ulterior motive, secret design, plot, intrigue, scheme}
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