A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".
You would do well to make sure when the next bus starts.
次のバスの発車時刻を確かめたほうがいいよ。
He accurately described what happened there.
彼はそこで起きたことを正確に描写した。
I will make certain of the situation.
その状況を確かめておきましょう。
Our experiment has revealed that his report was inaccurate.
我々の実験の結果、彼の報告は不正確なことがわかった。
I'm sorry I don't know for certain.
申し訳ありませんが、確かには知りません。
Tom checked his watch.
トムは時計を確かめた。
I checked to make sure that he was still alive.
私は彼がまだ生きているのかを確かめた。
The map helped me to orient myself.
地図は自分の位置を確かめるのに役立った。
Father makes sure that all the lights are off before he goes to bed.
父はいつも、寝る前に明かりがみな消えているかどうか確かめる。
I was sure I had never seen her before.
私は以前に彼女と会った事が無い事を確信した。
Tom doesn't know for certain what Mary is going to do.
トムはメアリーが何をするつもりなのか正確には知らない。
He had a good look at the papers.
彼は念入りに書類を確かめた。
It is on this point that our opinions differ.
この点で私たちの意見が食い違うのは確かだ。
His maiden work established his reputation.
彼は処女作で詩人として名声を確立した。
Certainly. What can I do?
確かに。私は何をで出来る？
Lucy will definitely get married to the pop singer.
ルーシーが流行歌手と結婚するのは確かだ。
I have a reservation, my name is Kaori Yoshikawa. Here's my confirmation card.
吉川かおりと言いますが予約しています。これが予約確認書です。
Will you please make a specific statement?
明確な陳述をしていただけませんか。
After I asked him a question, what he meant was clarified.
彼に質問した後で彼のいいたかったことが明確になった。
I'm sorry, but I'm not confident of her success.
残念ながら彼女の成功を確信していません。
It's a good idea, to be sure, but it's hard to put it into practice.
確かにそれは良い考えだが、実行するのは難しい。
Never go across the street without looking for cars first.
はじめに車を確かめずに通りを渡ってはならない。
The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback.
ゴムをすると確かに性感が落ちるので、出来れば生でしたいです。
We went to the theater early, so we could be sure that everyone could get a seat.
皆が確実に席が取れるように早めに劇場に行った。
We are firmly confident of victory.
我々は勝利をかたく確信している。
The Recruit scandal is a corruption scandal concerning public officials and politicians who accepted as bribes undisclosed shares from the RecruitCoscom company. The shares had been rising steadily.
The best way for adjusting the gap between the internal and the external price and securing economic growth is to promote the non-manufacturing industry's productivity by aggressive investing in facilities.
