ついきゅう

追及

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; hounding; pinning down

N5Common wordNoun
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt)questioningpressinghoundingpinning down
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
catching upovertaking

Example Sentences

追及されて、つい、見え透いた嘘をついてしまった。

I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.

会議で川添さんの追及を受けて、冷や汗ものだったよ。

When Kawazoe pinned me down at the meeting, I broke out in a cold sweat.