N2 Vocabulary · Test 119

The correct answer is 3. 時期（じき）means 'timing, the right period/season (to do something).' 「適当な時期を選んで」= 'choose an appropriate timing' to get married. This fits perfectly — you choose a good time/season in life to marry.

• 1時間（じかん）means 'time (as duration/hours).' You don't typically 「選ぶ」a 時間 in the context of life events like marriage; it refers to clock-time or elapsed time.
• 2時刻（じこく）means 'a specific moment/clock time' (e.g. 3時5分). Far too precise for choosing when to get married after graduation.
• 4時代（じだい）means 'era, age' (e.g. 江戸時代). You don't 'choose an era' to get married in this context.

• 時期じき — timing; period; season (for doing something)
• 適当てきとう — appropriate; suitable
• 卒業そつぎょう — graduation

The correct answer is 2. 向かい（むかい）is a noun meaning 'the opposite side, across from.' 「学校の向かいにようちえんがある」= 'there is a kindergarten across from/opposite the school,' and you can see children playing from the classroom. This is the standard expression for 'opposite/across.'

• 1向き（むき）means 'direction, orientation' (e.g. 南向き 'facing south'). It describes which way something faces, not 'the place opposite.'
• 3向かう（むかう）is the dictionary-form verb 'to face / to head toward.' It cannot be used as a noun in the pattern 「〜の向かうに」in this context.
• 4向け（むけ）means 'intended for, aimed at (a target audience)' (e.g. 女性向け 'for women'). It does not mean 'opposite/across.'

• 向むかい — opposite; across from
• ようちえん — kindergarten
• 教室きょうしつ — classroom

The correct answer is 1. さまたげて（妨げて）is the て-form of 妨げる（さまたげる）'to obstruct, hinder, impede.' The pattern 「〜を妨げている」= 'is hindering/obstructing ~.' The sentence means 'The language barrier is hindering the realization of world peace.' This fits both grammatically and semantically.

• 2さしつかえて comes from 差し支える（さしつかえる）'to be inconvenient / to be a hindrance,' but it is typically used as 差し支えがある/ない ('there is/no problem') or 差し支えなければ ('if you don't mind'). It is not normally used as 「〜を差し支えている」to mean 'obstructing something.' The transitive pattern with を doesn't work naturally here.
• 3さかのぼって（遡って）means 'going back in time, tracing back.' A language barrier doesn't 'go back' the reality of world peace — semantically wrong.
• 4さけて（避けて）means 'avoiding.' You cannot say 「現実を避けている」in the sense of 'hindering reality'; 避ける means to avoid/evade, not to obstruct. The subject (ことばの壁) would not 'avoid' world peace.

• 妨さまたげる — to obstruct; to hinder; to impede
• ことばの壁（ことばのかべ） — language barrier
• 世界平和せかいへいわ — world peace
• 現実げんじつ — reality

「悲しい」(sad) and 「うれしい」(happy) are words that express feelings or emotions. 感情 (かんじょう) means 'emotion; feeling,' so it fits perfectly: 「悲しい」や「うれしい」は感情を表すことばです ('Sad' and 'happy' are words that express emotions).

• 1感心 (かんしん) means 'admiration; being impressed.' It does not describe what 悲しい/うれしい express.
• 2意見 (いけん) means 'opinion.' Sadness and happiness are not opinions.
• 3意志 (いし) means 'will; intention; resolve.' This is unrelated to emotional states like sad/happy.

• 感情かんじょう — emotion; feeling
• 感心かんしん — admiration; being impressed
• 意見いけん — opinion
• 意志いし — will; intention

おもに (主に) means 'mainly; chiefly.' The sentence says 'Our company is mainly exporting machines to foreign countries,' which is the most natural fit: うちの会社は、おもに機械を外国に輸出している.

• 2いまに (今に) means 'before long; eventually; soon.' It refers to something happening in the near future and does not fit a statement about current export activity.
• 3ざっと means 'roughly; approximately.' It is used for estimating quantity or doing something quickly/superficially, not for describing the primary focus of exports.
• 4たちまち means 'suddenly; in an instant; before long.' It describes rapid change and does not fit this context.

• おもに（主に） — mainly; chiefly
• いまに（今に） — before long; eventually
• ざっと — roughly; approximately
• たちまち — suddenly; in an instant

見かけ (みかけ) means 'appearance; looks.' 見かけはよくないけれど、味がいい = 'The appearance isn't great, but the taste is good.' This is a classic contrast between outward appearance and inner quality, perfect for tomatoes from one's own garden.

• 1見出し (みだし) means 'headline (of a newspaper/article).' It has nothing to do with the appearance of a tomato.
• 3見直し (みなおし) means 'review; reconsideration; rechecking.' It is an action noun, not a quality of an object.
• 4見方 (みかた) means 'way of looking at/interpreting something; viewpoint.' It does not refer to physical appearance.

• 見みかけ — appearance; outward looks
• 見出みだし — headline
• 見直みなおし — review; reconsideration
• 見方みかた — way of viewing; interpretation

そなえて (備えて) is the te-form of 備える, meaning 'to prepare for; to provide against.' 台風に備えて、十分な注意が必要です = 'In preparation for the typhoon, sufficient caution is needed.' The pattern ～に備えて (in preparation for ~) is the standard collocation.

• 1したがって (従って) means 'according to; following; therefore.' 台風に従って would mean 'following/obeying the typhoon,' which is nonsensical.
• 2とって is from 〜にとって, meaning 'for (someone); from the standpoint of.' 台風にとって is ungrammatical here — にとって attaches to a person/perspective, not a hazard you prepare for.
• 3受けて (うけて) is from 受ける, 'to receive.' While 台風を受ける (being hit by a typhoon) is possible without に, 台風に受けて is not the correct pattern for 'in preparation for.' The intended grammar point is 備える.

• 備そなえる — to prepare for; to equip against
• 従したがって — according to; therefore
• 〜にとって — for (someone); from the perspective of

プログラム (program) refers to the printed program/brochure listing the pieces performed at a concert. コンサートのプログラムは、会場の入り口でもらってください = 'Please pick up the concert program at the venue entrance.'

• 1メニュー (menu) is a list of food/drink items at a restaurant. It is not used for concerts.
• 2プラン (plan) means a plan or scheme. You do not receive a 'plan' at a concert entrance.
• 4リズム (rhythm) refers to musical rhythm/beat. It is not something you receive at an entrance.

• プログラム — program (concert/event brochure listing the performances)
• メニュー — menu (restaurant)
• リズム — rhythm

ぴったりと means 'exactly, tightly, precisely.' The phrase ぴったりと合わせて means 'align/fit exactly together.' When folding paper, you want the edges (はし) to match up perfectly, so ぴったりと is the natural choice.

• 1さっぱりと means 'refreshingly, neatly, or completely (as in さっぱり分からない).' It does not describe edges being aligned tightly.
• 3たっぷりと means 'generously, abundantly, plenty.' It is used for amounts (e.g., たっぷり時間がある), not for fitting edges together.
• 4はっきりと means 'clearly, distinctly.' While it can describe speech or visibility, it does not collocate with 合わせて in the sense of physical alignment.

• ぴったりと — exactly, tightly, precisely
• はし — edge
• さっぱりと — refreshingly, neatly, completely
• たっぷりと — generously, abundantly
• はっきりと — clearly, distinctly

感動(かんどう) means 'being deeply moved/touched.' 深く感動して、泣いてしまった = 'was deeply moved and ended up crying.' This is the natural collocation with 深く…して and the result of crying.

• 1強調(きょうちょう) means 'emphasis.' 強調して would mean 'emphasizing,' which does not lead to crying.
• 2理解(りかい) means 'understanding.' While one can understand a story, 理解して泣いてしまった is unnatural; understanding alone does not cause tears in this context.
• 3暗記(あんき) means 'memorization.' Memorizing a story and then crying makes no sense.

• 感動かんどう — being moved/touched (emotionally)
• 強調きょうちょう — emphasis
• 理解りかい — understanding
• 暗記あんき — memorization