1.
plan; scheme; calculation; intention
A plan or expectation about how things will turn out, often with an undertone of strategic thinking or personal calculation. Can be neutral or carry a slightly negative nuance of scheming.
目論見が外れた。
My plan didn't work out.
彼の目論見通り、事業は成功した。
Just as he had planned, the business succeeded.
安く仕入れて高く売るという目論見は見事に失敗した。
The scheme of buying cheap and selling high failed spectacularly.
USAGE:
Often implies a calculated expectation or strategic plan. When the plan fails, the common expression is 目論見が外れる. When it succeeds: 目論見通り. Can carry a slightly scheming or self-interested nuance depending on context.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 目論見が外れる (one's plan backfires)
- 目論見通り (as planned/calculated)
- 目論見が当たる (one's plan hits the mark)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 計画: plan — neutral, formal, without the strategic or self-interested nuance
- 企み: scheme, plot — stronger negative nuance, implies deceit
- 算段: strategy, plan — similar to 目論見 but more colloquial