Dictionary / Vocabulary / 魂胆
こんたん
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances
common word
今日はトムがやけに親切だけど、何か魂胆でもあるのかしら。
Tom is unusually kind today. I wonder if he has ulterior motives.
お前の魂胆見え見えなんだよ。
Your intentions are easy to see, you know.