N1 Vocabulary · Test 8

在庫 (ざいこ) means 'inventory' or 'stock.' The sentence says the product is selling extremely well, so stores are in a state where they have almost no stock left. 在庫がほとんどない ('almost no stock left') is a natural and common expression in this context.

• 1設置 (せっち) means 'installation' (e.g., of equipment). It does not fit the context of a product selling well and stores running low.
• 2残留 (ざんりゅう) means 'remaining behind' or 'staying behind' (e.g., residual substances, staying in a location). It is not used for store inventory.
• 3所持 (しょじ) means 'possession' (holding something personally). While related to 'having,' it is not used for a store's merchandise stock.

• 在庫ざいこ — inventory, stock (of goods)
• 設置せっち — installation, setting up
• 残留ざんりゅう — remaining behind, residue
• 所持しょじ — possession, holding

リスク means 'risk.' The sentence says that a company's overseas expansion involves risk, but if it succeeds, the profits are large. リスクを伴う ('involves risk') is a standard collocation.

• 1アウト means 'out' (as in baseball or being out). It does not collocate with を伴う in this business context.
• 2エラー means 'error' or 'mistake.' While errors can occur, the sentence is about the inherent danger/uncertainty of overseas expansion, which is リスク, not エラー.
• 4ダウン means 'down' or 'decline.' It does not fit the pattern ～を伴う ('is accompanied by') in this context.

• リスク（りすく） — risk
• ～を伴う（～をともなう） — to be accompanied by, to involve

堅実な (けんじつな) means 'solid, steady, sound, reliable.' 堅実な経営 ('steady/sound management') is a common collocation. The sentence says the company survived the recession because it had been managed steadily since its founding.

• 1切実な (せつじつな) means 'urgent, pressing, heartfelt.' It describes needs or feelings, not a style of management.
• 3安泰な (あんたいな) means 'secure, peaceful, safe.' While it sounds positive, it is not commonly used to modify 経営. 安泰 typically describes a person's status or situation (e.g., 地位が安泰), not an active management approach.
• 4安易な (あんいな) means 'easy, careless, lax.' This has a negative nuance and would not explain why the company survived a recession.

• 堅実けんじつな — solid, steady, sound, reliable
• 切実せつじつな — urgent, pressing, heartfelt
• 安泰あんたいな — secure, peaceful, safe
• 安易あんいな — easy, careless, lax

遮断 (しゃだん) means 'blocking, cutting off, shutting out.' 光を遮断する ('block/shut out light') is the correct collocation. The sentence says to prevent quality degradation, you put the item in a black, light-proof box to block light.

• 1拒絶 (きょぜつ) means 'rejection, refusal' (of requests, offers, people). It is used for refusing something abstract, not for physically blocking light.
• 2駆除 (くじょ) means 'extermination, pest control' (e.g., insects, weeds). It cannot be used with 光.
• 4隔離 (かくり) means 'isolation, separation' (e.g., isolating a patient, separating items from each other). While you could isolate something from light in a loose sense, the standard term for blocking light is 遮断, not 隔離.

• 遮断しゃだん — blocking, cutting off, shutting out
• 拒絶きょぜつ — rejection, refusal
• 駆除くじょ — extermination, pest control
• 隔離かくり — isolation, separation

がらりと is an onomatopoeic adverb meaning 'completely, dramatically, with a sudden big change.' がらりと変わる ('change completely/dramatically') is a standard collocation. The speaker returned home after a long time and was surprised that the town had changed dramatically.

• 2ずらりと means 'in a row, lined up' (e.g., books lined up on a shelf). It describes things arranged in a line, not a change.
• 3けろりと means 'completely (recovering from illness or trouble), nonchalantly, without a trace.' It is used for someone acting as if nothing happened or recovering fully, not for describing a visible change in scenery.
• 4ちらりと means 'briefly, glancingly' (e.g., taking a quick look). It describes a fleeting action, not a dramatic change.

• がらりと — completely, dramatically (sudden change)
• ずらりと — in a row, lined up
• けろりと — completely (recovered), nonchalantly
• ちらりと — briefly, glancingly

すみやかに (速やかに) means 'promptly, swiftly, without delay.' The closest paraphrase is option 3, できるだけ早く ('as quickly as possible'), which captures the sense of doing something without wasting time.

• 1元の通りに means 'back to the way it was / as it originally was.' This relates to restoring something to its original state, not to speed.
• 2できるだけきれいに means 'as cleanly/neatly as possible.' This describes the quality or thoroughness of the cleaning, not the speed.
• 4決めた通りに means 'exactly as decided/agreed.' This relates to following a plan or rule, not to promptness.

• すみやかに（速やかに） — promptly, swiftly, without delay

漠然としていた means 'was vague, indistinct, unclear.' Option 1, ぼんやりしていた ('was hazy / blurry / unclear'), is the closest paraphrase, describing something lacking clear outline or definition.

• 2ごちゃごちゃしていた means 'was messy / jumbled / cluttered.' This describes disorder, not vagueness of meaning.
• 3あっさりしていた means 'was plain / simple / light.' This describes something lacking strong flavor or complexity, not vagueness.
• 4はっきりしていた means 'was clear / distinct.' This is the opposite of 漠然としていた.

• 漠然ばくぜんと — vaguely, indistinctly, unclearly

妨害する means 'to obstruct, to interfere with, to hinder.' Option 4, じゃまする (邪魔する, 'to disturb / to get in the way / to interfere'), is the closest paraphrase.

• 1だます (騙す) means 'to deceive, to trick.' This is about dishonesty, not interference.
• 2いたずらする means 'to play a prank, to mischief.' This is about playful or mischievous behavior, not obstruction.
• 3からかう means 'to tease, to make fun of.' This is about mocking or teasing someone, not interfering.

• 妨害ぼうがいする — to obstruct, to interfere, to hinder

エレガントな means 'elegant, graceful, refined.' Option 3, 上品な (じょうひんな, 'refined, tasteful, elegant'), is the closest paraphrase, describing clothing that is sophisticated and tasteful.

• 1活動的な means 'active, sporty, dynamic.' This describes energetic or athletic style, the opposite of elegant.
• 2地味な means 'plain, subdued, unobtrusive.' While elegant clothing can be understated, 地味な implies dullness or lack of flair, which is not the same as elegance.
• 4個性的な means 'unique, distinctive, individualistic.' This describes originality or standing out, which is not necessarily the same as elegance.

• エレガントな（えれがんとな） — elegant, graceful, refined

つかの間の (束の間の) means 'brief, fleeting, momentary.' Option 1, 短い ('short'), is the closest paraphrase, describing a rest that lasted only a very short time.

• 2久しぶりの means 'for the first time in a while.' This describes the interval since the last occurrence, not the duration.
• 3充実した means 'fulfilling, satisfying, substantial.' This describes the quality or richness of the rest, not its brevity.
• 4十分な means 'sufficient, adequate, enough.' This implies the rest was ample, which is the opposite of つかの間の.

• つかの間の（束の間の） — brief, fleeting, momentary