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jmdict 1290640 Active (id: 2217070)
魂胆 [spec2,news2,nf39]
こんたん [spec2,news2,nf39]
1. [n]
▶ ulterior motive
▶ plot
▶ scheme
2. [n]
▶ complicated circumstances
▶ intricacies



History:
4. A 2022-12-26 00:45:04  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2022-12-26 00:24:53  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Only [vs] in daijr and nikk

Google N-gram Corpus Counts
╭─ーーーー─┬─────────╮
│ 魂胆   │ 155,099 │
│ 魂胆する │       0 │
│ 魂胆し  │      69 │
╰─ーーーー─┴─────────╯
  Diff:
@@ -18 +17,0 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
2. A 2017-01-26 00:33:19  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2017-01-23 16:30:15  Robin Scott
  Refs:
daijr, daijs
  Comments:
I can't find any evidence for the "soul" sense.
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19,3 @@
-<gloss>soul</gloss>
+<gloss>ulterior motive</gloss>
+<gloss>plot</gloss>
+<gloss>scheme</gloss>
@@ -23,6 +25,2 @@
-<pos>&vs;</pos>
-<gloss>ulterior motive</gloss>
-<gloss>secret design</gloss>
-<gloss>plot</gloss>
-<gloss>intrigue</gloss>
-<gloss>scheme</gloss>
+<gloss>complicated circumstances</gloss>
+<gloss>intricacies</gloss>

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