N1 Vocabulary · Test 36

映える is read はえる. The sentence means 'I photographed the mountain that shone red in the evening sun.' 映える(はえる) means 'to look beautiful/striking, to stand out (in appearance)'.

• 1そびえる means 'to tower, loom' (そびえる), a different verb.
• 3もえる means 'to burn' (燃える), a different verb.
• 4さえる means 'to be clear/sharp/crisp' (冴える), a different verb.

• 映はえる — to look beautiful/striking, to stand out in appearance

禁物 (きんもつ) is correct. 〜は禁物だ means 'one must absolutely not do ~.' The sentence says 'Putting excessive expectations on a child's future puts pressure on them, so it is something you must absolutely not do.' This is a standard N1 grammar pattern.

• 1不当 (ふとう) means 'unjust, unfair' (e.g., 不当な扱い). While the act may be unfair, the pattern 〜は不当だ does not convey the strong prohibition that fits this context.
• 2無効 (むこう) means 'invalid, null' (e.g., 契約が無効になる). It refers to legal/official invalidity, not to something one should avoid doing.
• 4偏見 (へんけん) means 'prejudice, bias.' It is a noun referring to a biased attitude, not a description of an action being prohibited. The sentence structure 〜するのは（　）だ requires a na-adjective/noun meaning 'something to avoid,' which 禁物 fits.

• 禁物きんもつ — something one must absolutely not do; 〜は禁物だ
• 不当ふとう — unjust, unfair
• 無効むこう — invalid, null and void
• 偏見へんけん — prejudice, bias
• 過度かど — excessive, extreme

ひしひしと (hishishi to) means 'keenly' or 'acutely,' and is used to describe feeling something—such as pressure, pain, or responsibility—strongly and directly. In this sentence, the speaker has become company president and feels the weight of responsibility keenly, so ひしひしと is the correct choice. Collocations like 責任の重さをひしひしと感じる are common in N1-level vocabulary.

• 1はらはらと (harahara to) describes feeling anxious or nervous while watching something suspenseful or dangerous unfold, like a close sports match or a tightrope walker. It does not describe feeling the weight of responsibility, so it is wrong here.
• 2びくびくと (bikubiku to) means 'nervously' or 'in fear,' describing someone who is timid or trembling with anxiety. Feeling the weight of responsibility is not about being frightened, so this is incorrect.
• 3どきどきと (dokidoki to) means 'with a pounding heart,' used for excitement, fear, or nervousness. It does not fit the context of acutely feeling responsibility, so it is wrong.

• ひしひしと — keenly, acutely, severely (feeling pressure/responsibility strongly)
• はらはらと — anxiously, with bated breath (watching something suspenseful)
• びくびくと — nervously, timidly, in fear
• どきどきと — with a pounding heart (from excitement, fear, or nervousness)
• 責任の重さ（せきにんのおもさ） — weight of responsibility