N2 Vocabulary · Test 129

The definition is 'the manner of doing something quietly so that other people don't notice.' そっと means 'quietly, gently, stealthily, without being noticed,' which matches perfectly.

• 1さっと means 'quickly, swiftly, in a flash' — it emphasizes speed, not secrecy.
• 3ほっと means 'with relief, to feel relieved' — it describes an emotional state, not a manner of acting.
• 4じっと means 'motionless, staring fixedly, holding still' — it describes not moving, not acting quietly unnoticed.

• そっと — quietly, stealthily, without being noticed
• さっと — quickly, swiftly
• ほっと — with a sigh of relief
• じっと — motionless, staring fixedly

The definition is 'putting off something that was planned to a later time.' 延期 (えんき) means 'postponement, deferral,' exactly matching '予定していたことを先にのばすこと.'

• 2長期 (ちょうき) means 'a long period (of time)' — it is a noun referring to duration, not the act of delaying.
• 3定期 (ていき) means 'regular/periodic (ticket, examination, etc.)' — unrelated to postponing.
• 4後期 (こうき) means 'the latter period (e.g., of a school term)' — it denotes a time division, not the act of putting something off.

• 延期えんき — postponement, deferral
• 長期ちょうき — long period
• 定期ていき — regular/periodic (ticket, exam)
• 後期こうき — latter period

The definition is 'being well known in the world and becoming a topic of conversation.' 評判 (ひょうばん) means 'reputation, public talk, being the talk of the town,' which matches 'よく知られていて話題になっていること.'

• 1評価 (ひょうか) means 'evaluation, assessment' — it is about judging value, not about being widely talked about.
• 2批判 (ひはん) means 'criticism' — it means pointing out faults, not general public reputation.
• 4批評 (ひひょう) means 'critique/review (e.g., of art or literature)' — it is an analytical review, not public talk/reputation.

• 評判ひょうばん — reputation, public talk, being talked about
• 評価ひょうか — evaluation, assessment
• 批判ひはん — criticism
• 批評ひひょう — critique, review

The definition is 'doing the opposite of the feelings of someone who trusts you.' うらぎる (裏切る) means 'to betray,' which is exactly acting against someone's trust.

• 1はずれる (外れる) means 'to miss (a target), to be off, to come off' — it does not imply betrayal of trust.
• 3まちがえる (間違える) means 'to make a mistake' — a mistake is not necessarily against someone's trust.
• 4あやまる (謝る) means 'to apologize' — apologizing is the opposite of betraying; it does not fit the definition.

• うらぎる — to betray (裏切る)
• はずれる — to miss, to come off (外れる)
• まちがえる — to make a mistake (間違える)
• あやまる — to apologize (謝る)

The definition is 'one's skills or abilities becoming more excellent/improved.' 上達 (じょうたつ) means 'improvement, making progress (in a skill or ability),' matching 'よりすぐれたものになること.'

• 1有利 (ゆうり) means 'advantageous' — it describes a favorable condition, not the process of improving.
• 2優秀 (ゆうしゅう) means 'excellent, superior' — it is an adjective describing a state/quality, not the act of becoming better.
• 3知恵 (ちえ) means 'wisdom, intelligence' — it is a noun for wisdom itself, not the process of improving skills.

• 上達じょうたつ — improvement, progress (in skill/ability)
• 有利ゆうり — advantageous
• 優秀ゆうしゅう — excellent, superior
• 知恵ちえ — wisdom, intelligence

伝記 (でんき) means 'biography' — a written account of a person's entire life (人の一生). This matches the definition perfectly.

• 2日記 (にっき) means 'diary' — a personal record of daily events, not a description of someone's whole life.
• 3記録 (きろく) means 'record' — a general term for recorded information, not specifically about a person's life.
• 4記事 (きじ) means 'article' (e.g., a newspaper article) — a report on a topic, not a biography.

• 伝記でんき — biography
• 日記にっき — diary
• 記録きろく — record
• 記事きじ — article (newspaper, etc.)

コミュニケーション (こみゅにけーしょん) means 'communication' — the act of conveying content/information to others. This matches the definition ある内容をほかの人に伝えること exactly.

• 1コンクール (こんくーる) means 'competition' or 'contest' (e.g., 音楽コンクール 'music competition'). It is unrelated to conveying information.
• 2コレクション (これくしょん) means 'collection' — gathering items, not communicating.
• 4コンセント (こんせんと) in Japanese commonly means 'electrical outlet' (a wasei-eigo abbreviation of 'concentric plug'), or 'consent/agreement.' Neither fits the definition.

• コミュニケーション（こみゅにけーしょん） — communication
• コンクール（こんくーる） — competition; contest
• コレクション（これくしょん） — collection
• コンセント（こんせんと） — electrical outlet (wasei-eigo); consent

寄る (よる) means 'to drop by' or 'to stop at (a place) on the way somewhere.' The definition どこかへ行く途中で、ちょっとほかのところへ行く describes exactly this action — making a brief stop en route.

• 2去る (さる) means 'to leave; to depart' — moving away from a place, not stopping by somewhere.
• 3移る (うつる) means 'to move (to); to transfer' — changing location/position, not dropping by on the way.
• 4渡る (わたる) means 'to cross over' (e.g., a bridge, a street) — crossing from one side to another, not stopping by.

• 寄よる — to drop by; to stop at (on the way somewhere)
• 去さる — to leave; to depart
• 移うつる — to move to; to transfer
• 渡わたる — to cross over (a bridge, street, etc.)

あわてる (慌てる) means 'to panic; to be flustered' — becoming surprised/confused and not knowing what to do. This matches おどろいて、どうしたらよいか分からなくなる perfectly.

• 1おそれる (恐れる) means 'to fear; to be afraid of' — feeling fear toward something, which is close but does not capture the 'not knowing what to do' confusion aspect as precisely.
• 3ふるえる (震える) means 'to tremble; to shake' — a physical reaction, not the mental state of being flustered.
• 4ころがる (転がる) means 'to roll; to tumble' — a physical motion, completely unrelated.

• あわてる — to panic; to be flustered
• おそれる — to fear; to be afraid of
• ふるえる — to tremble; to shake
• ころがる — to roll; to tumble

さがす (探す) means 'to search for; to look for' — trying to find something (often something lost) by checking various places. This matches なくしたものを見つけようとして、あちこち調べる exactly.

• 1ひろう (拾う) means 'to pick up' (e.g., something on the ground) — the act of taking something found, not the act of searching.
• 2ながめる (眺める) means 'to gaze at; to look out over' — looking at something passively, not searching.
• 3ねらう (狙う) means 'to aim at; to target' — focusing on a specific target, not searching for something lost.

• さがす — to search for; to look for
• ひろう — to pick up (something found)
• ながめる — to gaze at; to look out over
• ねらう — to aim at; to target