N1 Vocabulary · Test 67

まぎらわしい（紛らわしい）means 'confusingly similar, hard to distinguish from one another.' The katakana characters ソ and リ look very similar and are easily confused, so the sentence says 'Because they are confusingly similar, please be careful when writing your name.' This fits perfectly, making option 3 correct.

• 1悩ましい（なやましい）means 'vexing, troubling, or alluring.' It describes something that causes emotional distress or temptation, not visual similarity between characters.
• 2疑わしい（うたがわしい）means 'suspicious, doubtful.' It implies something cannot be trusted or seems questionable, which does not describe the visual resemblance of two katakana characters.
• 4わずらわしい（煩わしい）means 'bothersome, annoying, troublesome.' It describes something that is a nuisance or burden, not something that is hard to distinguish.

• まぎらわしい — confusingly similar, hard to distinguish
• 悩なやましい — vexing, troubling, alluring
• 疑うたがわしい — suspicious, doubtful
• わずらわしい — bothersome, annoying, troublesome

加工（かこう）means 'processing (raw materials or food into a finished product).' The sentence says 'This business processes fish into canned goods and exports them overseas.' 缶詰に加工し (process into canned goods) is a natural and correct collocation, making option 4 the right answer.

• 1変換（へんかん）means 'conversion,' typically used for data, energy, or format changes (e.g., データを変換する). It is not used for processing food into a product.
• 2転換（てんかん）means 'switching, turning (direction, paradigm, or policy).' It refers to a change in course or approach, not the physical processing of materials.
• 3細工（さいく）means 'craftwork, handicraft, or clever manipulation.' While it involves making things by hand, it does not describe industrial food processing into canned goods.

• 加工かこう — processing (materials/food into a product)
• 変換へんかん — conversion (data, energy, format)
• 転換てんかん — switching, turning (direction, paradigm)
• 細工さいく — craftwork, handicraft
• 缶詰かんづめ — canned goods, canning
• 業者ぎょうしゃ — business operator, vendor, dealer

催されて (もよおされて) is the passive te-form of 催す (もよおす), meaning 'to hold/organize (an event).' The sentence means 'A photo exhibition by amateur photographers is being held in the city hall lobby.' 催す is the standard verb for organizing events such as exhibitions, concerts, and festivals, so it fits perfectly here.

• 1施されて (ほどこされて) is the passive of 施す (ほどこす), meaning 'to apply/grant (treatment, mercy, punishment, etc.).' It is used for things like 手術を施す (perform surgery) or 恩恵を施す (grant a favor), not for holding exhibitions.
• 3設けられて (もうけられて) is the passive of 設ける (もうける), meaning 'to set up/establish (a system, rule, facility, place).' While you could say 会場が設けられている (a venue has been set up), the focus here is on the event (写真展) being held, not a place being established, so 催されて is the natural choice.
• 4挙げられて (あげられて) is the passive of 挙げる (あげる), meaning 'to raise/hold (a campaign, event, example).' It is used for things like 祝いを挙げる (hold a celebration) or 反対運動を挙げる (stage a protest movement), but not typically for exhibitions.

• 催もよおす — to hold/organize (an event such as an exhibition, concert, festival)
• 施ほどこす — to apply/grant (treatment, mercy, punishment)
• 設もうける — to set up/establish (a system, rule, facility, place)
• 挙あげる — to raise/hold (a campaign, celebration, example)

触発 (しょくはつ) means 'inspiration/stimulation,' and 触発される means 'to be inspired/stimulated by someone or something.' 刺激を受けて (stimulated by) is the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'Inspired by Professor Yamada, I aspired to become a painter.'

• 1指導を受けて means 'receiving instruction/guidance.' While a teacher provides guidance, 触発 specifically conveys being emotionally or creatively inspired, not merely instructed.
• 3援助を受けて means 'receiving assistance/aid.' This refers to material or financial help, not the inspirational influence that 触発 conveys.
• 4評価を受けて means 'receiving evaluation/assessment.' Being evaluated is unrelated to the sense of being inspired that 触発される carries.

• 触発しょくはつ — inspiration, stimulation (being moved/influenced to take action)
• 志こころざす — to aspire to, to aim for (a path/career)

すがすがしい (清々しい) means 'refreshing, clear, bright,' describing a feeling or expression that is clean and pleasant. さわやかな (爽やかな) also means 'refreshing/clear' and is the best paraphrase. The sentence means 'In the post-match interview, the players answered questions with refreshing expressions.'

• 1ほっとした means 'relieved.' While relief can produce a pleasant expression, すがすがしい conveys a sense of clarity and freshness, not merely relief.
• 2興奮した means 'excited/agitated.' This is the opposite of the calm, clear feeling that すがすがしい conveys.
• 4真剣な means 'serious/earnest.' A serious expression is different from a refreshing, bright one.

• すがすがしい（清々しい） — refreshing, clear, bright (feeling or expression)
• さわやか（爽やか） — refreshing, clear, pleasant

人出（ひとで）means 'turnout, the number of people who come out (for an event).' It is the standard word used when predicting or reporting how many people will attend a festival, fireworks display, or similar event. 30万人を超える人出が予想されている ('a turnout exceeding 300,000 is expected') is a natural and common expression.

• 1人込み（ひとごみ）means 'a crowd, a densely packed mass of people.' It refers to the physical state of being crowded (e.g., at a station), not the count of attendees. You would not say 人込みが予想される in the sense of a number.
• 2人波（ひとなみ）means 'a wave/stream of people,' describing people moving in a flow like a wave. It is a visual/metaphorical expression, not used for predicting attendance numbers.
• 3人通り（ひとどおり）means 'foot traffic, passersby.' It describes the amount of pedestrian traffic on a street or in an area, not the turnout for a specific event.

• 人出ひとで — turnout, number of people coming out for an event
• 人込ひとごみ — crowd, densely packed mass of people
• 人波ひとなみ — wave/stream of people
• 人通ひとどおり — foot traffic, passersby

リストアップ (list up) means 'to make a list of, to enumerate.' The sentence says that before deciding how to divide the work, all necessary tasks were listed up. リストアップした ('listed up all the necessary tasks') is the natural action to take before assigning work.

• 2エントリー (entry) means 'to enter (a contest/competition), to register.' It refers to signing up or applying for something, not making a list of tasks.
• 3ストック (stock) means 'to stock, to store, to stockpile.' It refers to keeping a supply of something, not enumerating tasks.
• 4コーディネート (coordinate) means 'to coordinate, to match/arrange (e.g., outfits, colors).' While it could loosely relate to organizing, it does not mean 'to list up' items.

• リストアップ（りすとあっぷ） — to list up, to enumerate
• エントリー（えんとりー） — entry, to register/enter (a contest)
• ストック（すとっく） — stock, to store/stockpile
• コーディネート（こーでぃねーと） — to coordinate, to match/arrange

和らいで (やわらいで) is the correct choice. The verb 和らぐ means 'to soften, to subside, to ease' and is commonly used with pain (痛みが和らぐ = the pain eased). The sentence means: 'I had a terrible headache since morning, but after taking medicine, the pain eased considerably.' The 〜てきた pattern indicates a change that has occurred over time — the pain lessened after taking the medicine.

• 1弱って (よわって) comes from 弱る 'to weaken.' While 弱る can describe a person's condition deteriorating, it is not naturally collocated with 痛み (pain). You would not say 痛みが弱ってきた in standard Japanese.
• 3薄まって (うすまって) comes from 薄まる 'to become thin/diluted/faint,' used for colors, liquids, or abstract things like presence/influence. It is not used for physical pain.
• 4安らいで (やすらいで) comes from 安らぐ 'to feel at ease, to be relieved,' describing a person's mental/emotional state. Pain itself does not 安らぐ; rather, a person might feel 安らぎ after pain subsides.

• 和やわらぐ — to soften, to ease, to subside (pain, tension, etc.)
• 弱よわる — to weaken, to decline
• 薄うすまる — to become thin, diluted, faint
• 安やすらぐ — to feel at ease, to be relieved

しばらくは is the correct choice. 当面 (とうめん) means 'for the time being, for the present, for a while.' The sentence means: 'The cost of goods has risen, but there will be no impact on the selling price for the time being.' しばらくは ('for a while') captures this temporal meaning perfectly.

• 2直接は (ちょくせつは) means 'directly.' 当面 does not mean 'directly'; this is a distractor playing on the kanji 当面 which might superficially suggest something immediate or direct.
• 3まさか means 'surely not, by no means' and is used to express disbelief or improbability. It does not match the meaning of 当面 at all.
• 4大して (たいして) means 'not much, not particularly' (used with negative predicates). While the sentence does contain a negative (ない), 当面 is a temporal adverb, not a degree adverb, so this does not fit.

• 当面とうめん — for the time being, for the present
• 原価げんか — cost (of production), prime cost
• 販売価格はんばいかかく — selling price

規模 (きぼ) is the correct choice. スケール (scale) in this context refers to the size or scope of a project/plan. 規模 means 'scale, scope, size' and is the most natural Japanese equivalent. The sentence means: 'This development plan is on a different scale from previous ones.'

• 1方針 (ほうしん) means 'policy, direction, guideline.' This refers to the approach or strategy, not the scale/size of something.
• 3目的 (もくてき) means 'purpose, objective.' This is about the goal, not the scale.
• 4意義 (いぎ) means 'significance, meaning.' This is about the importance or value, not the scale.

• スケール（すけーる） — scale (size/scope of something)
• 規模きぼ — scale, scope, size
• 方針ほうしん — policy, direction
• 意義いぎ — significance, meaning