案外

Meaning

1. advadv-to
   unexpectedly; surprisingly
2. adj-na
   unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen; surprising

Example sentences

• 案外、この本は読みやすいね。

  This book is surprisingly easy to read, isn't it?

• ピクニックは案外つまらなかった。

  The picnic was a disappointment.

• 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.