N1 Vocabulary · Test 55

華々しい is read はなばなしい, meaning 'splendid,' 'gorgeous,' or 'flamboyant.' The adverbial form 華々しく is read はなばなしく. The sentence means 'The Olympics opened splendidly.'

• 2おもおもしく — 重々しい (おもおもしい) means 'weighty; solemn; grave,' a different nuance and kanji.
• 3ものものしく — 物々しい (ものものしい) means 'strict; imposing; tense (atmosphere),' not matching 華々しい.
• 4そうぞうしく — 騒々しい (そうぞうしい) means 'noisy; tumultuous,' the opposite tone of 華々しい.

• 華々はなばなしい — splendid; gorgeous; flamboyant

完結（かんけつ）する means 'to be completed/concluded' and is the standard verb used for serialized works such as novels, manga, or dramas finishing their run. The sentence says 'This serialized novel completes/concludes with all 12 episodes,' making 完結 the perfect fit.

• 1静止（せいし）する means 'to come to a standstill, to be motionless.' It is used for physical movement stopping, not for a story ending.
• 2成就（じょうじゅ）する means 'to accomplish, to fulfill (a wish/goal).' It is used for achieving aspirations, not for a serialized work concluding.
• 4終息（しゅうそく）する means 'to cease, to subside' and is used for things like a disease, conflict, or rumor dying down. It does not collocate with a serialized novel.

• 完結かんけつ — completion/conclusion (of a serialized work)
• 静止せいし — standstill, motionless
• 成就じょうじゅ — accomplishment, fulfillment
• 終息しゅうそく — cessation, subsiding

フォローする means 'to follow up, to cover for someone, to back someone up.' In a workplace context, when someone is struggling to answer a question at a meeting and their boss helps them out, フォロー is the standard term. The sentence says 'When I was having trouble answering a question at the meeting, the section chief covered for me.'

• 1キープする means 'to keep, to reserve/hold.' It does not convey the idea of helping someone out in a difficult situation.
• 3マッチする means 'to match, to suit.' It is about things going well together, not about assisting someone.
• 4アップする means 'to upload' or 'to increase/raise.' It is unrelated to the context of being helped.

• フォロー — follow-up, covering for someone, backing up
• キープ — keep, hold, reserve
• マッチ — match, suit
• アップ — upload, increase

念願（ねんがん）の is a very common collocation meaning 'long-cherished, one's earnest wish come true.' 念願のマイホーム = 'the home I have long yearned for.' The sentence says 'This spring, I finally obtained the long-cherished home of my dreams,' and とうとう (finally) pairs perfectly with 念願の.

• 1切望（せつぼう） means 'earnest desire' but is used as a verb (切望する) or noun for the act of longing; it is not used as a prenominal modifier like 念願の.
• 2欲望（よくぼう） means 'desire, lust, appetite' and has a strong, somewhat negative connotation. It does not collocate with のマイホーム.
• 4志願（しがん） means 'to apply/volunteer' (e.g., 志願者 applicant). It is about formally applying for something, not about a long-held wish.

• 念願ねんがん — earnest wish, long-cherished desire
• 切望せつぼう — earnest desire, yearning
• 欲望よくぼう — desire, lust, appetite
• 志願しがん — application, volunteering

本音（ほんね）を言えば is a set phrase meaning 'to tell the truth, to speak one's real feelings.' The sentence says 'At the meeting I agreed with Plan A, but to be honest, I think Plan B is better.' 本音 contrasts with 建前（たてまえ, public stance), which is exactly the situation described: publicly supporting A but privately preferring B.

• 2本気（ほんき） means 'seriousness, true intention' as in 本気でやる (do something seriously). 本気を言えば is not an established phrase.
• 3弱音（よわね）を吐く is a set phrase meaning 'to complain, to show weakness,' but 弱音を言えば is not standard, and it does not fit the context of revealing one's true opinion.
• 4弱気（よわき） means 'timidity, weak sentiment' (e.g., 弱気な態度). 弱気を言えば is not a collocation and does not fit here.

• 本音ほんね — true feelings, real intention
• 本気ほんき — seriousness, true intention
• 弱音よわね — complaint, words of weakness
• 弱気よわき — timidity, weak sentiment

締めた is read しめた, past tense of 締める (to tie/fasten/tighten). The sentence means 'I tied my shoelaces.'

• 1からめた (絡めた) means 'entangled/involved' — wrong meaning for tying shoelaces.
• 2ゆるめた (緩めた) means 'loosened' — the opposite action.
• 3はめた (嵌めた) means 'fit/slip on (e.g. a ring)' — wrong meaning.

• 締しめる — to tie, to fasten, to tighten
• 絡からめる — to entangle, to involve
• 緩ゆるめる — to loosen
• 嵌はめる — to fit on, to put on (a ring/gear)

報じた (ほうじた) is the past tense of 報じる, meaning 'to report (news).' The sentence means 'TV stations of various countries reported that news.' This is the standard verb used when media/TV/newspapers report news.

• 1投じた (とうじた) from 投じる means 'to throw (into)' or 'to invest (money/effort).' It does not collocate with ニュース in the sense of reporting.
• 2配送した (はいそうした) from 配送する means 'to deliver (goods/packages).' News is not 'delivered' in this physical sense.
• 4配布した (はいふした) from 配布する means 'to distribute (printed materials like flyers/pamphlets).' It does not apply to broadcasting news.

• 報ほうじる — to report (news)
• 投とうじる — to throw into; to invest
• 配送はいそうする — to deliver (goods)
• 配布はいふする — to distribute (printed matter)

及ぼす (およぼす) means 'to exert/bring about (an influence, effect, damage).' The phrase 影響を及ぼす ('to exert an influence') is a fixed collocation. The sentence means 'The impact that deforestation exerts on the environment is significant.'

• 2授ける (さずける) means 'to grant/bestow (a gift, title, name).' It does not collocate with 影響.
• 3費やす (ついやす) means 'to spend/waste (time, money, effort).' It does not collocate with 影響.
• 4掲げる (かかげる) means 'to raise/hoist (a flag), to display/present (a slogan).' It does not collocate with 影響.

• 及およぼす — to exert/bring about (influence, effect, damage)
• 授さずける — to grant, bestow
• 費ついやす — to spend, waste (time/money/effort)
• 掲かかげる — to raise, hoist; to present, display

キャリア (career) fits the collocation キャリアを積む ('to build up career experience'). The sentence means 'Yoshida-san has built up 20 years of career experience as a lawyer.'

• 1ベテラン (veteran) means 'veteran/experienced person.' It is a noun referring to a person, not something you 積む (accumulate).
• 2ポジション (position) means 'position/post.' You do not say ポジションを積む.
• 3ステータス (status) means 'social status.' You do not say ステータスを積む.

• キャリア — career (professional experience)
• ベテラン — veteran, experienced person
• ポジション — position, post
• ステータス — status, social standing
• キャリアを積む（キャリアをつむ） — to build up career experience

上 (じょう) forms the compound 歴史上 (れきしじょう), meaning 'in history / historically.' 歴史上の人物 means 'a historical figure.' The sentence means 'The protagonist of this novel is modeled on a historical figure.'

• 2面 (めん) does not form a standard compound 歴史面. 歴史面 would be unnatural.
• 3側 (そく/がわ) does not form a standard compound 歴史側.
• 4内 (ない) does not form a standard compound 歴史内. The correct suffix for 'within the context of history' is 上.

• 歴史上れきしじょう — in history, historically
• 歴史上の人物（れきしじょうのじんぶつ） — historical figure