contrary to (one's) expectation〔【用法】複数形のexpectationsになることもある〕
案外ちんけなたくらみかもしれぬし、そのために他の大事な調査を中断するわけにはいかない。
This may be some trifling intrigue, and I cannot break my other important research for the sake of it.〔【出典】英文:"The Adventure of the Solitaly Cyclist" by Arthur Conan Doyle、訳者:大久保ゆう〕"_CO-SOLI", "2535550"
案外と、みんな何か問題を抱えているんでしょうね。きっとあの子たちも。
Surprisingly,I guess everybody has some kind of problem. I bet you even those kids."GUCHI-04", "2127424"
案外に思う
be surprised
案外近い
be nearer than is generally assumed
案外難しい
be surprisingly hard
案外難しくない
be not as difficult as one would think
(~から)案外近い
not that far apart (from)〔距離が〕
18時間のフライトには耐えられそうにないなと思ったのですが、案外楽しいものでした。
I never thought I would be able to put up with 18-hour flight, but actually it was not that bad.《レ》
「御社の本部は沖縄にあるんですね」「ええ、このことは案外と知られていないんですけどね」
"Is the headquarters of your company located in Okinawa?" "Yeah. Surprising how few people know that."
In this regard, it may be more difficult to perform in front of Japanese audiences," says Hiropon.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2006年3月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT233033", "2368290"
Then I went out into the real world and to my surprise, once I started working I wanted to get some qualifications, learn English and do a lot of things but I just couldn't seem to put any of these ideas into practice.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2000年4月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT162032", "2513354"
それも悪くないね。/案外好きだけど。
I rather like it.〔一般には好ましくないと考えられていること・好みが分かれることなどについて。〕
Losing a passport is an unexpected occurrence, this is true not only for foreign nationals who come to see the World Cup games, but also for foreign nationals who lose their passports while they are traveling in Japan as tourists.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2002年6月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT188035", "2396764"
Life is so short and it amazes me that people would waste their precious lives doing something they do not find fulfilling and rewarding.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1995年3月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT101059", "2395313"
彼は言葉は厳しいが案外お人よしだ。
His bark is worse than his bite.
息子の選択は案外的を射ているかもしれません。
My son's choice may be more to the point than you think.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 1996年12月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT122019", "2409016"
総理大臣石原慎太郎が誕生するのは、案外、すぐかもしれない。
Maybe it won't be long before he becomes Premier.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2001年5月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT175050", "2400779"
自らストレスを作り出している人も案外多いのでは
I think that some people create stress by themselves.〔【出典】Hiragana Times, 2000年7月号◆【出版社】株式会社ヤック企画 〕"HT165016", "2341410"