N1 Vocabulary · Test 122

The sentence describes a game where the momentum reversed in the second half. 形勢（けいせい）means 'state of the game / balance of power / situation,' and 形勢が逆転した ('the tide of the game turned') is a natural and common expression. Option 2 is correct.

• 1均衡（きんこう）means 'balance / equilibrium.' While 均衡が破れた is possible, 均衡が逆転した is unnatural—one does not 'reverse' a balance.
• 3原形（げんけい）means 'original form / true shape.' This does not fit the context of a game's momentum reversing.
• 4平均（へいきん）means 'average.' This is irrelevant to the context of a game's turnaround.

• 形勢けいせい — state of the game, balance of power, situation
• 均衡きんこう — balance, equilibrium
• 原形げんけい — original form, true shape
• 平均へいきん — average
• 逆転ぎゃくてん — reversal, turnaround

The sentence states that in a trial, the law must be applied in a ________ manner. 厳密（げんみつ）means 'strict / rigorous,' and 厳密な適用 ('strict application') is the correct and natural collocation in a legal context. Option 2 is correct.

• 1過密（かみつ）means 'overcrowded / excessively dense.' This is used for schedules or populations, not for how a law is applied.
• 3親密（しんみつ）means 'intimate / close (relationship).' This is inappropriate in a legal context.
• 4精密（せいみつ）means 'precise / accurate,' typically used for instruments or measurements. While somewhat plausible, 厳密 is the standard collocation for 'strict application of law.'

• 厳密げんみつ — strict, rigorous
• 過密かみつ — overcrowded, excessively dense
• 親密しんみつ — intimate, close
• 精密せいみつ — precise, accurate
• 適用てきよう — application (of a law/rule)

取り次ぐ (とりつぐ) means 'to relay, to transfer (a phone call/message).' The sentence says: 'When you transfer a phone call to another person, be sure to confirm the caller's name.' This is the standard verb used for passing/relaying a phone call to someone else.

• 1取り扱う (とりあつかう) means 'to handle, to deal with' (e.g., goods, matters). It does not fit the context of transferring a phone call.
• 2取り組む (とりくむ) means 'to tackle, to work on (a problem/task).' It is intransitive and cannot take 電話を as its object.
• 4取り巻く (とりまく) means 'to surround (someone).' It is unrelated to phone calls.

• 取り次ぐ（とりつぐ） — to relay (a message/phone call), to transfer (a call)
• 取り扱う（とりあつかう） — to handle, to deal with
• 取り組む（とりくむ） — to tackle, to work on
• 取り巻く（とりまく） — to surround

もろに means 'directly, fully, head-on,' describing receiving an impact without any buffer. The sentence says: 'We took the full/direct impact of the typhoon, and the harvest dropped sharply.' もろに受ける is a common collocation meaning 'to take the full brunt of.'

• 1いやに means 'awfully, excessively, strangely (so).' It expresses that something is unusually so, but does not collocate with 影響を受ける in this way.
• 2かりに means 'hypothetically, tentatively, for the time being.' It does not fit the context of actually receiving a typhoon's impact.
• 4やけに means 'awfully, very (colloquial).' Like いやに it expresses a high degree but is colloquial and does not collocate naturally with 影響を受ける.

• もろに — directly, fully, head-on (taking an impact)
• いやに — awfully, excessively, strangely so
• かりに — hypothetically, tentatively
• やけに — awfully, very (colloquial)

付録 (ふろく) means 'supplement, freebie/appendix attached to a magazine.' The sentence says: 'This calendar is a supplement that comes with the magazine, so you cannot buy it by itself.' This is the correct word for an item bundled with a magazine.

• 1登録 (とうろく) means 'registration.' It has nothing to do with a magazine supplement.
• 2記録 (きろく) means 'record, documentation.' Unrelated to the context.
• 3目録 (もくろく) means 'catalog, list.' It is not something physically attached to a magazine.

• 付録ふろく — supplement, freebie attached to a magazine
• 登録とうろく — registration
• 記録きろく — record
• 目録もくろく — catalog, list

The phrase 愛想がいい（あいそがいい）is a fixed expression meaning 'friendly, sociable, pleasant in manner.' The sentence '彼女はいつもにこにこしていて愛想がいい' means 'She is always smiling and has a pleasant/friendly manner.' 愛想（あいそ）refers to one's social demeanor or friendliness toward others, which fits perfectly with 'いつもにこにこしている' (always smiling).

• 1愛情（あいじょう）means 'love, affection' — a deep emotional feeling. One does not say 愛情がいい in this context; affection is not described as 'good' in this way, and it does not collocate with smiling behavior as a surface-level social trait.
• 3感情（かんじょう）means 'emotion, feelings.' 感情がいい is not a natural Japanese expression. Emotions can be described as stable or unstable (感情が安定している), but not as 'good' in this collocation.
• 4感想（かんそう）means 'impression, thoughts, opinion' — typically about something one has experienced (e.g., 感想を述べる). 感想がいい is not a standard phrase and does not describe a person's demeanor.

• 愛想あいそ — friendliness, sociability, pleasant manner (愛想がいい = friendly/pleasant)
• 愛情あいじょう — love, affection
• 感情かんじょう — emotion, feelings
• 感想かんそう — impression, thoughts, opinion

圧迫（あっぱく）する means 'to pressure, to squeeze, to oppress.' 家計を圧迫する is a very common collocation meaning 'to put pressure on the household budget / to strain the household finances.' The sentence means 'Repayment of the home loan is straining the household budget.' 圧迫 is a suru-verb that naturally takes an object marked by を.

• 1圧縮（あっしゅく）means 'compression' (e.g., of data or files). 家計を圧縮する would mean 'to compress/shrink the household budget,' which is semantically odd — one might reduce expenses (支出を減らす) but 'compressing a budget' is not natural Japanese in this context.
• 2圧勝（あっしょう）means 'landslide victory' (in sports or elections). It is a noun and does not take を in this way. It is completely unrelated to financial pressure on a budget.
• 4圧力（あつりょく）means 'pressure' as a noun (e.g., 圧力をかける = to apply pressure). While semantically closer, 圧力する is not standard usage — 圧力 is primarily a noun and does not normally function as a suru-verb. The correct verbal expression for 'pressuring/straining something' is 圧迫する.

• 圧迫あっぱく — pressure, oppression (圧迫する = to pressure, to strain)
• 圧縮あっしゅく — compression, condensation
• 圧勝あっしょう — landslide victory, overwhelming win
• 圧力あつりょく — pressure (noun; 圧力をかける = to apply pressure)
• 家計かけい — household finances/budget
• 返済へんさい — repayment (of a loan)

The correct answer is 3. うぬぼれて (自惚れて, 'being conceited/full of oneself') fits the sentence: 'She is conceited, believing she has talent.' The pattern 自分には～があるとうぬぼれている means 'to be conceited about having ～.' The te-form うぬぼれて connects naturally with いる to form the progressive state.

• 1ひやかして (冷やかして) means 'to make fun of/mock' or 'to window-shop.' While one could mock someone's claim of talent, the intransitive te-iru form here describes her own state of mind, not an action directed at others, so it doesn't fit.
• 2おもむい is not a valid te-form. The verb 赴く (おもむく, 'to proceed/go toward') has the te-form おもむいて, not おもむい. This is a deliberately malformed distractor that looks plausible but is grammatically impossible in this context.
• 4あつらえて (誂えて) means 'to order/custom-make (clothing, etc.).' It has nothing to do with believing one has talent.

• 自惚うぬぼれる — to be conceited, to be full of oneself
• 冷ひやかす — to make fun of; to window-shop
• 赴おもむく — to proceed, to go toward
• 誂あつらえる — to order, to have something custom-made

The correct answer is 4. 目下 (もっか) means 'currently, at present.' The sentence reads: 'My current interest is in educational issues.' 目下の関心 is a natural collocation meaning 'one's present concern/interest.'

• 1今更 (いまさら) means 'at this late point, now (with a sense of it being too late).' It carries a nuance of regret or futility, which doesn't fit a neutral statement about one's current interests.
• 2最中 (さいちゅう) means 'in the middle of, at the height of.' It describes being in the midst of an action or event (e.g., 食事の最中), not a time period for an ongoing interest.
• 3瞬間 (しゅんかん) means 'moment, instant.' It refers to a brief point in time, not a sustained period of interest.

• 目下もっか — currently, at present
• 今更いまさら — at this late point, now (too late)
• 最中さいちゅう — in the middle of, at the height of
• 瞬間しゅんかん — moment, instant

The correct answer is 1. 特技 (とくぎ) means 'special skill, talent.' The sentence reads: 'I have no special skills worth writing on my résumé.' 履歴書に書けるような特技 is a natural and common collocation.

• 2特権 (とっけん) means 'privilege, special right.' One does not write privileges on a résumé.
• 3特産 (とくさん) means 'specialty product (of a region).' This refers to local products, not personal skills.
• 4特集 (とくしゅう) means 'special feature (in a magazine/broadcast).' This is a media term, unrelated to a résumé.

• 特技とくぎ — special skill, talent
• 特権とっけん — privilege, special right
• 特産とくさん — specialty product (of a region)
• 特集とくしゅう — special feature (in media)