証拠

しょうこ

evidence, proof

空を掴む

くうをつかむ そらをつかむ

to grasp at the air

コツを掴む

こつをつかむ コツをつかむ

to get the hang of, to learn the secret to

掴む

つかむ

to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one's hands on, to clutch

襟首を掴む

えりくびをつかむ

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

藁をも掴む

わらをもつかむ

to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures

尻尾を掴む

しっぽをつかむ

to have something on someone, to catch someone out, to trip someone up, to have evidence, to get a lead

証拠物

しょうこぶつ

evidence, exhibit

証拠金

しょうこきん

deposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house), earnest money, guarantee money

証拠品

しょうこひん

piece of evidence, evidence

胸ぐらを掴む

むなぐらをつかむ

to grab someone by the collar, to grab someone by the lapels

人的証拠

じんてきしょうこ

testimony of a witness

物的証拠

ぶってきしょうこ ぶつてきしょうこ

material or physical evidence

証拠隠滅

しょうこいんめつ

destruction of evidence

状況証拠

じょうきょうしょうこ

circumstantial evidence

現の証拠

げんのしょうこ ゲンノショウコ

Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)

証拠書類

しょうこしょるい

documentary evidence, documentation

証拠固め

しょうこがため

gathering evidence, collecting evidence

証拠物件

しょうこぶっけん

evidence, an exhibit