N2 Vocabulary · Test 117

いじめて (苛めて/いじめて, 'bullying/teasing') is correct. 'When I was a child, I bullied my younger brother and got scolded.' いじめる means to bully or torment, and being scolded for bullying a sibling is a natural scenario.

• 1あいして (愛して, 'loving') — one would not be scolded for loving a sibling; this is the opposite of what the sentence requires.
• 3いばって (威張って, 'bossing around / acting big') — while possible in a broad sense, いばる means to throw one's weight around or act bossy, not specifically targeting a younger sibling in the way いじめる does. The sentence's 〜を〜しかられる pattern strongly expects a transitive action done to 弟, and いじめる is the standard collocate.
• 4かわいがって (可愛がって, 'being affectionate toward / doting on') — this is a positive action; one would not be scolded for doting on a younger brother.

• いじめる — to bully, to tease, to torment
• 威張いばる — to act bossy, to throw one's weight around
• 可愛かわいがる — to be affectionate toward, to dote on
• しかる — to scold

じきに ('soon, before long') is correct. 'The rain will stop soon. Let's have tea or something until then.' じきに indicates something will happen in the near future, fitting the context of waiting for the rain to stop.

• 2すでに ('already') — the rain has not already stopped; the sentence says it will stop (やむでしょう, future/predictive form).
• 3ただちに ('immediately, right away') — this would mean the rain stops instantly, which is too abrupt and does not fit the relaxed tone of 'let's have tea until then.'
• 4ひとりでに ('spontaneously, on its own') — this describes something happening without external cause. While rain stopping on its own is conceivable, the sentence is about timing (when it will stop), and じきに is the natural choice for 'soon.'

• じきに — soon, before long
• すでに — already
• ただちに — immediately, right away
• ひとりでに — spontaneously, on its own, automatically
• やむ — to stop (rain, wind)

とんでもない ('outrageous, absurd, preposterous') is correct. 'He/She just had surgery and is already working — that's outrageous!' とんでもない expresses strong disbelief or shock at something unreasonable or reckless.

• 1くだらない ('worthless, pointless, trivial') — this describes something lacking value or interest (e.g., a boring movie). It does not convey the shock of someone doing something reckless after surgery.
• 2だらしない ('sloppy, untidy, irresponsible') — this describes someone who lacks discipline or neatness. While working after surgery might be unwise, だらしない focuses on messiness or lack of self-management, not the outrageousness of the act.
• 4やむをえない ('unavoidable, cannot be helped') — this would justify or excuse the behavior, the opposite of what the sentence intends. The sentence expresses shock, not acceptance.

• とんでもない — outrageous, absurd, preposterous; (used to express strong disbelief/shock)
• くだらない — worthless, pointless, trivial
• だらしない — sloppy, untidy, lacking discipline
• やむをえない — unavoidable, cannot be helped
• 手術（しゅじゅつ） — surgery, operation

手ごろな (てごろな) means 'reasonable' or 'affordable' — something whose size, price, or level is just right and within reach. 手ごろな値段 is a common collocation meaning 'a reasonable/affordable price,' which fits perfectly: Yamamoto is looking for a bag at an affordable price.

• 1気楽な (きらくな) means 'carefree, easygoing, relaxed.' It describes a person's attitude or a situation (e.g., 気楽な生活), not a price, so it cannot modify 値段.
• 2けんきょな (謙虚な) means 'humble, modest.' It describes a person's attitude, not a price.
• 3そまつな (粗末な) means 'crude, shabby, of poor quality.' While it could describe a cheap item, it carries a negative nuance and does not naturally collocate with 値段 (price).

• 手てごろな — reasonable, affordable (price/size/level that is just right)
• 気楽きらくな — carefree, easygoing, relaxed
• 謙虚けんきょな — humble, modest
• 粗末そまつな — crude, shabby, poor quality

費用 (ひよう) means 'expenses, costs.' The sentence says 'I want to study abroad; please tell me roughly how much the ___ will cost.' 費用がかかる (expenses are incurred) is a standard collocation, making this the natural choice.

• 1価値 (かち) means 'value, worth.' You do not say 価値がかかる; value is described with 高い/低い, not かかる.
• 2価格 (かかく) means 'price' of a specific product. While related to money, 価格がかかる is not natural Japanese; you would say 価格が高い. Also, studying abroad involves overall expenses (費用), not a single product price.
• 4利用 (りよう) means 'use, utilization.' 利用がかかる is not a valid expression.

• 費用ひよう — expenses, costs
• 価値かち — value, worth
• 価格かかく — price (of a product)
• 利用りよう — use, utilization

ぎっしり means 'tightly packed' or 'stuffed full,' describing something filled to capacity with no gaps. The sentence says: 'The parcel from my mother was packed tightly with various canned goods.' ぎっしりつまっていた (was stuffed tightly) is the natural collocation.

• 1がっかり means 'disappointed' or 'dejected.' It describes an emotional state, not a physical packing state.
• 3ぐっすり means 'soundly' (sleeping), as in ぐっすり眠る (sleep soundly). It does not describe how things are packed.
• 4ばったり means 'suddenly' or 'unexpectedly' (e.g., bumping into someone: ばったり会う). It does not describe packing.

• ぎっしり — tightly packed, stuffed full
• がっかり — disappointed
• ぐっすり — soundly (sleeping)
• ばったり — suddenly, unexpectedly (meeting)

くどい means 'tedious,' 'long-winded,' or 'overly repetitive' — describing speech or food that is too heavy/rich. The sentence says: 'His explanations are always long and tedious, so I get irritated (いらいらする).' 長くてくどい (long and tedious) is a natural collocation that explains why the listener gets frustrated.

• 1えらい means 'great,' 'terrible,' or 'awful' depending on context, but it does not describe the quality of being long-winded or tedious.
• 3かゆい means 'itchy.' It is a physical sensation and does not describe speech.
• 4ゆるい means 'loose,' 'lenient,' or 'slack.' It does not describe tedious or long-winded speech.

• くどい — tedious, long-winded, overly persistent
• えらい — great, terrible, awful
• かゆい — itchy
• ゆるい — loose, lenient, slack

指定 (してい) means 'designation' or 'assignment.' 指定される is the passive form meaning 'to be designated/assigned.' The sentence says: 'Seats are not designated, so please sit wherever you like.' This is a common phrase at events or venues where seating is free (自由席).

• 1推定 (すいてい) means 'estimation' or 'presumption' (e.g., estimating a number or age). Seats are not 'estimated.'
• 2断定 (だんてい) means 'conclusive judgment' or 'definite decision.' It refers to making a firm conclusion about something, not assigning seats.
• 4仮定 (かてい) means 'assumption' or 'hypothesis.' It is used in logical or mathematical contexts, not for seating arrangements.

• 指定してい — designation, assignment
• 推定すいてい — estimation, presumption
• 断定だんてい — conclusive judgment, decision
• 仮定かてい — assumption, hypothesis

コピー (copy) is correct. The sentence says 'Before the meeting starts, please make 20 copies of these documents.' 書類のコピーを20人分お願いします is a natural office request.

• 1テーマ (theme) does not collocate with 書類 or the action of preparing 20 portions.
• 2シーツ (sheets, bed sheets) is unrelated to documents in an office context.
• 3カラー (color) does not fit; you do not make '20 portions of color' of a document.

• コピー — copy (of a document)
• 書類しょるい — document(s)
• テーマ — theme, topic
• シーツ — bed sheets
• カラー — color

格別（かくべつ）means 'exceptional / extraordinary / special.' The sentence says 'The heat this summer was ＿＿＿, so I slept with the air conditioner on every night.' 格別だった ('it was exceptional') naturally describes unusually intense summer heat, motivating the need for AC all night.

• 2過剰（かじょう）means 'excessive / surplus' and is used for amounts/supply/reactions (e.g. 過剰摂取, 過剰反応). It does not collocate naturally with 暑さ.
• 3巨大（きょだい）means 'huge / gigantic' and describes physical size, not the intensity of heat.
• 4強引（ごういん）means 'forceful / pushy / overbearing' and describes a person's manner or method, not weather.

• 格別かくべつ — exceptional, extraordinary, special
• 過剰かじょう — excessive, surplus
• 巨大きょだい — huge, gigantic
• 強引ごういん — forceful, pushy