N2 Vocabulary · Test 113

維持 (いじ) means 'maintenance' or 'preservation.' The sentence reads: 'In order to 維持 (maintain) the quality of products, various preservation technologies are being researched.' 維持する ('to maintain') collocates naturally with 商品の質 ('quality of products') — you maintain quality, which is exactly what preservation technologies aim to do.

• 1連続 (れんぞく) means 'continuation/consecution.' You do not 'continuate' product quality; this does not fit the context of preservation technology.
• 3普及 (ふきゅう) means 'spread/popularization.' Spreading product quality is not what preservation technology aims to do; the goal is to keep quality from degrading.
• 4催促 (さいそく) means 'urging/reminding (someone to do something).' This is used for pressing someone for payment or action, not for product quality.

• 維持いじ — maintenance, preservation
• 商品の質（しょうひんのしつ） — quality of products/goods
• 保存技術ほぞんぎじゅつ — preservation technology

信じられる (しんじられる) is the potential form of 信じる (しんじる, 'to believe'), meaning 'can believe.' The sentence reads: 'What you say, I can believe is selfish (わがまま).' The quotative と marks the content of the belief: わがままだと信じられる = 'can believe that (it) is selfish.' This fits both grammatically and semantically.

• 1生じられる (しょうじられる) is the potential form of 生じる (しょうじる, 'to arise/occur'). You cannot 'arise' that something is selfish; this verb describes events/phenomena coming into being, not beliefs.
• 2報じられる (ほうじられる) is the potential form of 報じる (ほうじる, 'to report/notify'). 'Can report that it's selfish' does not fit the first-person subjective context of 私には.
• 4感じられる (かんじられる) is the potential/spontaneous form of 感じる (かんじる, 'to feel'). While 'I can feel that what you say is selfish' is semantically plausible, the tested distinction here is among kanji compounds. 信じられる ('can believe') is the intended answer because the sentence expresses a judgment/belief about the other person's words, and 信 is the key kanji being tested against the lookalike options (生, 報, 感).

• 信しんじられる — can believe (potential form of 信じる)
• わがまま — selfish, self-centered
• 生しょうじる — to arise, to occur
• 報ほうじる — to report, to notify
• 感かんじる — to feel

属して (ぞくして) is the te-form of 属する (ぞくする), 'to belong to / to be attached to'. The pattern 〜に属している means 'belongs to ~'. The sentence means 'Since joining the company, my older brother has always been in (belonged to) the personnel department.' 人事課 (じんじか) is the Personnel Department, and ずっと〜ている shows a continuing state, which fits 属して perfectly.

• 1対して (たいして) is the te-form of 対する, 'to face / to be opposed to / regarding'. 人事課に対して would mean 'toward the personnel department,' which does not connect naturally with 〜いる to describe where he works.
• 2面して (めんして) is the te-form of 面する, 'to face / to front on'. You would use it for a building facing a street, not for belonging to a department.
• 4適して (てきして) is the te-form of 適する, 'to be suitable / to fit'. 人事課に適している would mean 'is suitable for the personnel department,' which is grammatically possible but does not fit the context of describing where he has been assigned.

• 属ぞくする — to belong to, to be attached to
• 人事課じんじか — personnel department
• 対たいする — to face, to be opposed to, regarding
• 面めんする — to face, to front on
• 適てきする — to be suitable, to fit

ひどい (酷い) means 'terrible / awful'. ひどい目にあう is a fixed idiom meaning 'to have a terrible experience / to go through something awful'. The sentence lists two bad events (child got a fever, refrigerator broke) and concludes 'last week I really had a terrible experience,' so ひどい is the correct choice.

• 1おしい (惜しい) means 'regrettable / a shame / too good to waste'. おしい目にあった is not an established idiom and does not describe suffering misfortune.
• 2まずい means 'bad / unfavorable / tasteless'. While まずい can describe a bad situation, まずい目にあった is not the standard idiom; the set phrase is ひどい目にあった.
• 3のろい (鈍い) means 'slow / dull / sluggish'. It describes speed or dullness and cannot modify 目にあった in this idiom.

• ひどい目にあう（ひどいめにあう） — to have a terrible experience
• ひどい — terrible, awful
• おしい — regrettable, a shame
• まずい — bad, unfavorable, tasteless
• のろい — slow, dull, sluggish

いっせいに (一斉に) means 'all at once / simultaneously'. The sentence says 'The light turned green, and the stopped cars started moving all at once.' Since multiple cars are involved and they begin moving together, いっせいに is the natural choice.

• 1いっそうに is not a standard adverb. いっそう (一層) means 'even more,' but いっそうに is not used as an adverb modifying a verb like 走り出した.
• 2いっぱんに (一般に) means 'generally / in general'. It describes what is generally true, not cars starting simultaneously.
• 4いったんに is not a standard adverb. いったん (一旦) means 'once / temporarily,' but いったんに does not fit the context of cars moving together.

• 一斉いっせいに — all at once, simultaneously
• 一般いっぱんに — generally, in general
• 一旦いったん — once, temporarily
• 一層いっそう — even more

The correct answer is 3, いよいよ, meaning 'finally / at last / the time has come.' いよいよ is used when something that was anticipated is now actually happening. The sentence 'いよいよ日本へ出発する時が来た' means 'The time has finally come to depart for Japan,' which fits perfectly.

• 1いきいき means 'lively / full of life' (e.g., いきいきした表情, 'a lively expression'). It does not fit the context of a departure time arriving.
• 2いろいろ means 'various / all kinds of.' It would need a particle like いろいろな and modifies nouns, but it does not convey 'finally/at last.'
• 4いちいち means 'one by one / every single one,' often with a nuance of annoyance (doing everything one by one). It does not fit the context of a long-awaited departure.

• いよいよ — finally, at last; more and more
• いきいき — lively, full of life
• いろいろ — various, all kinds of
• いちいち — one by one, every single thing
• 出発しゅっぱつ — departure

The correct answer is 4, けずられて (削られて), the passive form of 削る (けずる, 'to cut/reduce/whittle down'). 予算が削られる means 'the budget was cut/reduced.' The sentence says 'Because the budget was cut, the plan was canceled,' which makes perfect sense.

• 1とじられて is not a standard word in this context. 閉じる (とじる) means 'to close,' but its passive would be とじられる, which does not collocate with 予算 in a meaningful way here.
• 2こすらてて is not valid Japanese. It appears to be a transcription error (likely intended as こすられて, the passive of こする 'to rub'). In any case, 'a budget being rubbed' makes no sense.
• 3にげられて (逃げられて) is the passive of 逃げる (にげる, 'to escape/run away'). 予算が逃げられる is not a natural collocation; budgets do not 'escape.'

• 削けずる — to cut, to reduce, to whittle down
• 削けずられる — to be cut, to be reduced (passive)
• 予算よさん — budget
• 中止ちゅうし — cancellation, suspension
• 逃にげる — to escape, to run away

有効な (ゆうこうな) means 'effective.' The sentence says 'We will consider the effective use of donations sent from all over the country.' 有効な使い方 ('effective use') is a natural and common collocation—you want donations to be used effectively.

• 1退屈な (たいくつな) means 'boring.' A 'boring way of using donations' does not make sense in this context.
• 2無事な (ぶじな) means 'safe / without incident.' While you might hope donations are used safely, 無事な使い方 is not a natural collocation and does not fit the intent of examining how best to use the money.
• 4粗末な (そまつな) means 'wasteful / shabby / careless.' This is the opposite of what one would want; you would not 'consider a wasteful use' of donations.

• 有効ゆうこうな — effective, valid
• 退屈たいくつな — boring, tedious
• 無事ぶじな — safe, without incident
• 粗末そまつな — wasteful, shabby, careless
• 寄付金きふけん — donation, contribution
• 検討けんとうする — to consider, to examine

いきなり means 'suddenly, without warning.' The sentence says 'A child suddenly jumped out, so I slammed on the brakes.' いきなり飛び出してきた ('suddenly darted out') is a very natural collocation describing an unexpected action that would cause sudden braking.

• 1おそらく means 'probably, perhaps.' It expresses probability and does not fit the context of a sudden, surprising action.
• 3ぜひとも means 'by all means, definitely.' It expresses strong intention/desire and is unrelated to describing a sudden event.
• 4めっきり means 'noticeably, remarkably' (used for a noticeable change over time, e.g., めっきり寒くなった). It does not describe a sudden single action.

• いきなり — suddenly, without warning
• おそらく — probably, perhaps
• ぜひとも — by all means, definitely
• めっきり — noticeably, remarkably
• 飛び出す（とびだす） — to jump out, to dart out
• 急ブレーキ（きゅうブレーキ） — sudden braking

ドラマ means 'drama (TV program).' The sentence says 'A famous actor appears in a newly started drama on TV.' テレビで新しく始まったドラマ ('a newly started drama on TV') is a perfectly natural collocation, and 有名な俳優が出ている ('a famous actor appears in it') confirms it is a show.

• 1レベル means 'level.' 'A newly started level' does not make sense as something an actor appears in.
• 2モデル means 'model.' While a model could appear on TV, 'a newly started model' is not a natural phrase, and models do not typically 'star in' something the way actors do.
• 3テンポ means 'tempo, pace.' 'A newly started tempo' is nonsensical in this context.

• ドラマ — drama (TV program)
• レベル — level
• モデル — model
• テンポ — tempo, pace
• 俳優はいゆう — actor