NichiDict

魂胆

こんたん
[kontan]

Meanings

1.Noun

ulterior motive; plot; scheme

2.Noun

complicated circumstances; intricacies

Examples

彼の魂胆は見え透いている。

His ulterior motive is transparent.

一体どんな魂胆があるのか疑わしい。

I'm suspicious of what kind of scheme he has in mind.

その申し出の裏に魂胆がありそうだ。

There seems to be an ulterior motive behind that offer.