案外 (あんがい) - N2 vocabulary
unexpectedly
Return to vocabulary list- あの人は案外いい人かもしれない。 He may be a good man for all I know.
- いけすかないボスだけど、仕事の悩みを相談したら案外、窮鳥懐に入れば猟師も殺さず、てなことになるかもね。 The boss is hard to get along with. But if I try to talk to him about problems I have at work he might have a little heart. Even a hunter can't kill a bird who flies to him for protection.
- ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。 The picnic was a disappointment.
- 案外、この本は読みやすいね。 This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?
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