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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 officer saw through the criminal's ulterior motive before the crime even happened.
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 trip my senior because of some ulterior motive or anything like that.'
警察:「この事件の裏には何か魂胆がある気がするんだ。」
Officer: 'I've got a feeling there's some kind of ulterior motive behind this case.'
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。
It's obvious what that country's hidden agenda is, suddenly proposing an alliance now of all times.
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。
You were so cold yesterday. What's your ulterior motive for suddenly being nice?
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