案外

案外、この本(ほん)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.

あの人(ひと)は案外いい人(ひと)かもしれない。

He may be a good man for all I know.

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.