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N1 Vocabulary · Test 147

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  1. 1.問題VI（6）．もれる……当然あるはずのものがない。

    1. 1 ガスがもれていたために、中毒を起こした。
    2. 2 企業秘密が外部にもれていた。
    3. 3 バケツから水がもれている。
    4. 4 新しい会員名簿を見たところ、私の名前がもれていた。
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    Answer: 4. 新しい会員名簿を見たところ、私の名前がもれていた。

    Option 4 uses もれる to mean 'to be omitted' or 'to be missing,' which perfectly matches the definition in the stem: 当然あるはずのものがない (something that should naturally be there is not there). In this sentence, the person's name should be on the member directory, but it was left out.

    • 1In this option, もれる means 'to leak' (referring to gas escaping through a gap). This does not match the definition of something that should be present being missing.
    • 2Here, もれる means 'to leak' (referring to information or secrets being revealed to the outside). This does not match the definition.
    • 3In this option, もれる means 'to leak' (referring to water escaping from a container). This does not match the definition.
    • もれる (漏れる/洩れる)（もれる） — to leak (liquid/gas); to leak (information); to be omitted/missing (from a list/group)

  2. 2.問題VI（7）．働き……効き目。

    1. 1 疲れてくると、頭の働きが鈍くなる。
    2. 2 このお茶は眠気をさます働きがある。
    3. 3 今日一日の働きで、これしか給料をもらえなかった。
    4. 4 私達のチームが勝ったのは、彼のめざましい働きによるものだ。
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    Answer: 2. このお茶は眠気をさます働きがある。

    Option 2 is correct because in this sentence, 働き is used to mean 'effect' or 'efficacy' (効き目). The sentence means 'This tea has the effect of waking you up from sleepiness.' Here, 働き refers to the specific physiological action or result that the tea produces, which perfectly matches the target meaning 効き目.

    • 1In this sentence, 頭の働き (atama no hataraki) means the 'function' or 'operation' of the brain, not an 'effect' or 'efficacy'. The sentence means 'When you get tired, the function of your brain becomes dull.'
    • 3Here, 一日の働き (ichinichi no hataraki) means 'work' or 'labor' done in a day. The sentence means 'For a day's work, I only got this much salary.' It does not mean 'effect'.
    • 4In this context, めざましい働き (mezamashii hataraki) refers to an 'achievement', 'deed', or 'contribution'. The sentence means 'Our team winning was due to his remarkable contribution.' This is a different usage than 'effect'.
    • 働はたらき — work, labor; function; effect, efficacy; achievement, contribution
    • 効き目（ききめ） — effect, efficacy, effectiveness
    • 鈍にぶくなる — to become dull/slow
    • 眠気ねむけをさます — to wake up from sleepiness / dispel drowsiness
    • 目めざましい — remarkable, striking, astounding

  3. 3.問題VI（8）．柄……態度、品性。

    1. 1 その服の柄は派手すぎてあなたに似合わない。
    2. 2 彼女のお母さんも小柄な人だ。
    3. 3 この地方は人情が厚い土地柄だ。
    4. 4 あの人は柄は悪いが、人はとてもよい。
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    Answer: 4. あの人は柄は悪いが、人はとてもよい。

    Option 4 is correct because here, 柄 (がら) refers to a person's disposition, character, or manners. The sentence 'あの人は柄は悪いが、人はとてもよい' means 'That person has rough manners/a bad disposition, but he is a very good person.' This perfectly matches the given definition of '態度、品性' (attitude, character/disposition).

    • 1Option 1 is wrong because in '服の柄', 柄 means the pattern or design of a fabric/clothing. This does not match the definition of '態度、品性'.
    • 2Option 2 is wrong because in '小柄', 柄 refers to a person's physique or build (small-built). This does not match the definition of '態度、品性'.
    • 3Option 3 is wrong because in '土地柄', 柄 refers to the characteristics or nature of a region/place, not a person's individual attitude or disposition.
    • 柄がら — pattern (of fabric); build/physique; disposition/character/nature
    • 派手はで — flashy, showy, loud
    • 小柄こがら — small-built, petite
    • 土地柄とちがら — nature/characteristics of a district or region
    • 人情にんじょう — human kindness, sympathy, compassion
    • 品性ひんせい — character, disposition, nobility

  4. 4.問題VI（9）．根……本来の性質。

    1. 1 それは根も葉もない話だ。
    2. 2 あの人はなんでも根に持つ性格だ。
    3. 3 彼はいつもいじわるなことばかり言っているが、根はいい人だ。
    4. 4 この問題は根が深いから解決には時間がかかるだろう。
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    Answer: 3. 彼はいつもいじわるなことばかり言っているが、根はいい人だ。

    Option 3 is correct because in the phrase 「根はいい人だ」, 根 (ね) refers to a person's true character or inherent nature, which perfectly matches the given definition 「本来の性質」. The sentence means 'He always says mean things, but at root/at heart he is a good person.'

    • 1In 「根も葉もない話」, the idiom 根も葉もない (ねもはもない) means 'completely baseless' or 'unfounded' (literally 'having neither root nor leaf'). Here, 根 refers to the 'root' of a plant, used metaphorically to mean the basis or origin of a story, not a person's inherent nature.
    • 2In 「根に持つ」, the idiom 根に持つ (ねにもつ) means 'to bear a grudge' or 'to hold a resentment'. Here, 根 refers to the deep-seated base of one's emotions where anger is stored, not 'inherent nature'.
    • 4In 「根が深い」, the phrase 根が深い (ねがふかい) means 'deeply rooted'. Here, 根 refers to the 'root' of a problem or issue, indicating that it is deeply entrenched and difficult to solve, not someone's inherent nature.
    • 根ね — root; base; inherent nature; true character
    • 根も葉もない（ねもはもない） — completely baseless; unfounded
    • 根に持つ（ねにもつ） — to bear a grudge; to hold a resentment
    • 根が深い（ねがふかい） — deeply rooted (problem)

  5. 5.問題VI（10）．厳しい……難しい。

    1. 1 この仕事を明日までにするのは厳しい。
    2. 2 厳しい冬の寒さに耐えて暮らす。
    3. 3 あのコーチは練習が厳しいので有名だ。
    4. 4 彼の言動には厳しい批判の目が向けられた。
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    Answer: 1. この仕事を明日までにするのは厳しい。

    Option 1 is correct because in this sentence, 厳しい (kibishii) is used to mean that accomplishing the task by tomorrow is difficult or tough, which is synonymous with 難しい (muzukashii). In this usage, 厳しい implies that conditions or circumstances make something very hard to achieve.

    • 2In option 2, 厳しい describes the winter cold (冬の寒さ). Here it means 'severe' or 'harsh,' describing extreme weather conditions, not something that is difficult to do.
    • 3In option 3, 厳しい describes the coach's practice (練習). Here it means 'strict' or 'rigorous,' referring to demanding standards or discipline, not synonymous with 難しい.
    • 4In option 4, 厳しい modifies the critical eye (批判の目). Here it means 'severe' or 'stern,' referring to a harsh or unforgiving attitude, not something difficult to accomplish.
    • 厳きびしい — strict, severe, harsh, difficult (to achieve)
    • 難むずかしい — difficult, hard

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