巧み (たくみ) means 'skillful, clever, adept' and is used to describe refined techniques, craftsmanship, or artful manipulation. Option 4, 「職人の巧みな技術」 (the artisan's skillful technique), is the correct usage—巧み modifies a concrete skill or technique, which is its core collocation.
1観察力 (powers of observation) is an innate ability, not a technique or craft. You would say 鋭い (sharp) instead of 巧み.
2アイディア (ideas) are not described as 巧み. You would use 優れた (excellent) or 面白い (interesting). 巧み applies to execution/skill, not to ideas themselves.
3For being good at a school subject like 算数, the natural word is 得意 (とくい) or 上手 (じょうず). 巧み is not used for academic aptitude.
配属 (はいぞく) means 'assignment to a department/section within an organization.' Option 2, 「希望の部署に配属される」 (be assigned to one's desired department), is the textbook usage: new employees being assigned to departments within a company.
1Assigning nurses to patients at night is a staffing/deployment arrangement, for which 配置 (はいち) is the correct term, not 配属.
3Sending Japanese-language instructors overseas is 派遣 (はけん, dispatch) or 配置, not 配属. 配属 refers to internal departmental assignment within an organization.
4Being appointed as the next company president is 任命 (にんめい, appointment) or 選任 (せんにん). 配属 is not used for promoting someone to a leadership position.
配属 — assignment (of a person to a department/section within an organization)
乗り出す (のりだす) means 'to take the initiative to tackle a problem or issue; to step forward and get involved.' Option 3, 「政府が調査に乗り出した」 (the government took action to investigate), is correct: an entity proactively stepping in to address a serious situation.
1Starting out on a new path in life is expressed by 踏み出した (ふみだした, took a step forward), not 乗り出した. 乗り出す implies tackling a problem, not embarking on a life journey.
2You cannot 乗り出す to a person. Asking stakeholders to cooperate is 働きかける (はたらきかける) or 協力を求める. 乗り出す is something one does oneself toward an issue, not something directed at people.
4Starting to cook after returning from shopping is 取り掛かる (とりかかる, to set about doing) or かかる. 乗り出す does not mean simply beginning an everyday task.
乗り出す（のりだす） — to take the initiative to tackle a problem; to step forward and get involved
深刻化 — becoming serious/severe
4.面識
1A 大学の松本先生は、名前は以前からよく知っているが、面識はない。
2このあたりの土地は面識がないので、地図がないとどこにも行けない。
3好きな画家の展示会に行ったら、面識がない新しい絵が展示されていた。
4海外旅行中の友人から届いた絵はがきには、面識のない文字が写っていた。
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Answer: 1. A 大学の松本先生は、名前は以前からよく知っているが、面識はない。
面識 (めんしき) means 'personal acquaintance—knowing someone by having met them face-to-face.' Option 1, 「名前は知っているが、面識はない」 (I know the name but have no personal acquaintance), is the canonical usage: knowing of someone without ever having met them in person.
2Familiarity with land/area is expressed by 土地勘 (とちかん, local knowledge) or simply 知らない. 面識 only applies to people, not places.
3A painting you have never seen before is 見たことのない (never seen) or 未知の (unknown). 面識 is exclusively about personal acquaintance with people.
4Unfamiliar characters/letters are 見慣れない (みなれない, unfamiliar to the eye). 面識 cannot be used for written characters.
面識 — personal acquaintance (knowing someone through having met them face-to-face)
5.抜粋
1このシャンプーは、植物から抜粋された天然成分だけで作られています。
2アンケートによって抜粋した消費者の不満の声を今後の商品開発に生かしたい。
3多数の応募者の中から厳正に抜粋した 10 名に賞品を送った。
4この小説のなかから、特に感動的な場面を抜粋して紹介します。
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Answer: 4. この小説のなかから、特に感動的な場面を抜粋して紹介します。
抜粋 (ばっすい) means 'to excerpt/select passages from a written work or document.' Option 4, 「小説のなかから感動的な場面を抜粋して紹介する」 (excerpt particularly moving scenes from a novel and introduce them), is the correct usage: selecting portions from a literary text.
1Extracting natural ingredients from plants is 抽出 (ちゅうしゅつ, extraction of substances). 抜粋 is only for selecting text/passages, not physical/chemical extraction.
2Selecting consumers' complaints from a survey is 抽出 (ちゅうしゅつ, extract data) or 選出 (せんしゅつ, select). 抜粋 is specifically for excerpting from written works, not for picking survey responses.
3Selecting 10 winners from applicants is 選考 (せんこう, screening/selection) or 選出 (せんしゅつ). 抜粋 is not used for choosing people.
抜粋 — excerpt, selection (of passages from a written work or document)
豪快 is read ごうかい. The word means 'hearty/boisterous/loud and unrestrained', describing the way the father laughs. Option 3 correctly gives this reading.
1ゆうかい — This is the reading of 誘拐 (ゆうかい, kidnapping) or 勇快; it misreads 豪 as ゆう, which is incorrect.
2ごかい — This is the reading of 誤解 (ごかい, misunderstanding); it drops the long vowel う in ごう, making it wrong.
4ゆかい — This is the reading of 愉快 (ゆかい, amusing/pleasant); a near-synonym distractor with a similar meaning context but wrong kanji/reading.
豪快 — hearty, boisterous, loud and unrestrained
7.今回の仕事にはかなりの忍耐が必要だ。
1にんてい
2にんたい
3じんたい
4じんてい
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Answer: 2. にんたい
忍耐 is read にんたい, meaning 'patience/endurance'. The sentence says considerable patience is needed for this job. Option 2 gives the correct reading.
1にんてい — Wrong voicing/ending; てい is not the correct reading of 耐.
3じんたい — This is the reading of 人体 (じんたい, human body); wrong initial consonant (じ instead of に) and wrong ending.
4じんてい — Combines the wrong じん with a wrong てい; no such reading.
忍耐 — patience, endurance, perseverance
8.今、アイディアを募っているところですので、ご協力をお願いします。
1しぼって
2ねって
3つのって
4さぐって
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Answer: 3. つのって
募る (つのる) means 'to gather/collect/recruit (ideas, opinions, support, etc.)'. The て-form is つのって. The sentence says 'We are currently collecting ideas, so your cooperation is appreciated.' Option 3 is correct.
1しぼって — 絞る (しぼる, to squeeze/wring/narrow down); plausible in context of selecting ideas but wrong kanji reading.
2ねって — 練る (ねる, to knead/refine/plan); not the reading of 募る.
4さぐって — 探る (さぐる, to search/probe); plausible contextually but wrong kanji.
募る — to gather, collect, recruit (ideas, opinions, applications, etc.)
9.現代の社会では、膨大なエネルギーが消費されている。
1はくだい
2ほうだい
3ばくだい
4ぼうだい
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Answer: 4. ぼうだい
膨大 is read ぼうだい, meaning 'enormous/huge/vast (in quantity)'. The sentence says a vast amount of energy is consumed in modern society. Option 4 is correct.
1はくだい — This is the reading of 莫大 (ばくだい/ばくだい also) or could evoke 白大; wrong initial consonant for 膨.
2ほうだい — This is the reading of 放題 (ほうだい, as much as one likes) or 膨大's on-yomi variant is actually ぼうだい; ほうだい is wrong (放題).
3ばくだい — This is the reading of 莫大 (ばくだい, enormous); a near-synonym distractor with similar meaning but wrong kanji.
膨大 — enormous, huge, vast (in quantity/amount)
10.滞っていた作業が、担当者が変わってからスムーズに進み出した。
1とどこおって
2つまって
3てこずって
4たままって
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Answer: 1. とどこおって
滞る (とどこおる) means 'to be delayed/fall behind/be overdue'. The て-form is とどこおって. The sentence says work that had been delayed started progressing smoothly after the person in charge changed. Option 1 is correct.
2つまって — 詰まる (つまる, to be packed/stuck/blocked); plausible in context but wrong kanji reading.
3てこずって — 手こずる (てこずる, to struggle with/have trouble with); plausible contextually but wrong kanji.
4たままって — Not a real reading of 滞る; a fabricated distractor using the kanji's apparent reading たい/た.
滞る — to be delayed, fall behind, be overdue (work, payments, etc.)
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