N1 Vocabulary · Test 34

振興 is read しんこう, meaning 'promotion/revitalization (of an industry, region, etc.).' The sentence means 'Through sports, I want to promote the revitalization of the region.' 振 is しん and 興 is こう.

• 1しんきょう: 興 is こう, not きょう; mimics words like 状況(じょうきょう).
• 2じんきょう: wrong voicing of 振 (しん, not じん) and wrong vowel in 興.
• 3じんこう: 興 is correct but 振 is しん, not じん; this mimics 人口(じんこう).

• 振興しんこう — promotion, revitalization, encouragement

The intended word is 危ぶまれて (あやぶまれて), the passive form of 危ぶむ (あやぶむ, 'to be anxious/worried about something; to fear something may not go well'). 開催が危ぶまれていた means 'the holding of the event was in doubt / people were worried whether it would be held.' This fits perfectly: due to bad weather, people feared the marathon might be cancelled, but it was held safely on the day. Note: option 2 as transcribed reads 'あぶぶまれて,' which is not valid Japanese and appears to be a transcription error for あやぶまれて (危ぶまれて). Despite this, the official answer is 2, and the intended word is clearly 危ぶまれて.

• 1おそれられて (恐れられて) is the passive of 恐れる ('to fear'). While it can express concern, 開催が恐れられていた would mean 'the holding of the event was feared,' which is semantically odd—you fear the cancellation, not the holding. 危ぶむ specifically means worrying whether something will succeed or happen, which is the nuance needed here.
• 3にらまれて (睨まれて) is the passive of 睨む ('to glare at'). It does not fit the context of worrying about an event's cancellation.
• 4しぶられて (渋られて) is the passive of 渋る ('to be reluctant/unwilling'). 開催が渋られていた would mean 'the holding was reluctantly done,' which does not match the context of weather-related concern about cancellation.

• 危あやぶむ — to be anxious about, to worry whether something will go well/succeed
• 恐おそれる — to fear, to be afraid of
• 睨にらむ — to glare at, to keep an eye on
• 渋しぶる — to be reluctant, to do unwillingly

The correct option is 3. 「うずうず」 describes a state of being restless or impatient because you are eager to do something. In this sentence, the speaker ordered a video game that arrives tomorrow and is so eager to play it that they can't sit still, making 「うずうずしている」 the perfect fit.

• 1「びくびく」 means being nervous or trembling with fear. The speaker is excited, not scared, so this is incorrect.
• 2「おどおど」 means acting timidly or nervously, often due to fear or lack of confidence. It does not fit the positive anticipation of playing a game.
• 4「はらはら」 means feeling anxious or worried about an outcome, or physically fluttering (like leaves). The speaker is looking forward to the game, not worried about it.

• うずうず — being restless/impatient to do something; itching to do something
• びくびく — being nervous; trembling with fear
• おどおど — acting timidly; being nervous/frightened
• はらはら — being worried/anxious; feeling suspense