N2 Vocabulary · Test 23

観 (かん) means 'view, perspective, way of thinking.' 結婚観 (けっこんかん) is a common compound meaning 'view on marriage / attitude toward marriage.' The sentence means: 'I researched the differences in views on marriage between men and women.'

• 2識 (しき) means 'knowledge, awareness' (as in 知識). 結婚識 is not a valid Japanese word.
• 3念 (ねん) means 'thought, feeling' (as in 信念). 結婚念 is not a valid Japanese word.
• 4察 (さつ) means 'inference, guess' (as in 観察). 結婚察 is not a valid Japanese word.

• 結婚観けっこんかん — view on marriage, attitude toward marriage
• 観かん — view, perspective, way of looking at things

高 (こう) means 'high.' 高水準 (こうすいじゅん) is a standard compound meaning 'high standard / high level.' The sentence means: 'Here you can receive high-standard medical care.'

• 1頂 (ちょう) means 'top, summit' (as in 頂上). 頂水準 is not a valid Japanese word.
• 2上 (じょう) means 'upper, above' (as in 上級). 上水準 is not a standard compound in this context.
• 4特 (とく) means 'special' (as in 特別). 特水準 is not a valid Japanese word.

• 高水準こうすいじゅん — high standard, high level
• 水準すいじゅん — standard, level

式 (しき) means 'style, form, system.' 日本式 (にほんしき) is a common compound meaning 'Japanese-style.' The sentence means: 'Today in my university lecture, I learned about Japanese-style management.'

• 1状 (じょう) means 'condition, state' (as in 状況). 日本状 is not a valid Japanese word.
• 2類 (るい) means 'kind, type' (as in 種類). 日本類 is not a valid Japanese word.
• 4則 (そく) means 'rule, law' (as in 規則). 日本則 is not a valid Japanese word.

• 日本式にほんしき — Japanese-style
• 式しき — style, form, system

未 (み) is a prefix meaning 'not yet, un-.' 未使用 (みしよう) is a standard compound meaning 'unused.' The sentence means: 'Even if opened, unused items can be returned.'

• 1外 (がい/そと) means 'outside.' 外使用 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 2否 (ひ) means 'no, denial.' 否使用 is not a standard Japanese word.
• 3前 (ぜん/まえ) means 'before, prior.' 前使用 is not a standard Japanese word.

• 未使用みしよう — unused, not yet used
• 未み — not yet, un- (prefix indicating something has not been done)

漬け (づけ) comes from 漬ける (つける), meaning 'to pickle, to soak.' As a suffix, 〜漬け means 'soaked in / immersed in ~.' 勉強漬け (べんきょうづけ) means 'immersed in studying, soaked in study.' The sentence means: 'Since I'm an exam student, every day is spent immersed in studying.'

• 2浸し (ひたし) comes from 浸す (ひたす), 'to soak, to immerse.' However, 勉強浸し is not a standard compound; the correct suffix form is 漬け (づけ).
• 3溶け (とけ) comes from 溶ける (とける), 'to melt, to dissolve.' 勉強溶け is not a valid Japanese word.
• 4満ち (みち) comes from 満ちる (みちる), 'to be full, to fill.' 勉強満ち is not a valid Japanese word.

• 勉強漬べんきょうづけ — immersed in studying, soaked in study (every day spent studying)
• 〜漬け（〜づけ） — suffix meaning 'soaked in / pickled in / immersed in ~'

「提供（ていきょう）する」means 'to provide/offer.' The sentence says the university opened lectures for the general public and is 'providing a place for learning to society.' 学習の場を提供する is a natural and common collocation meaning 'to provide a place for learning.'

• 1「選出（せんしゅつ）」means 'selection/election (of a person).' You cannot 選出する a 場 (place); it is used for choosing people, not for offering something.
• 3「指示（しじ）」means 'instruction/direction.' 指示する means to give orders or directions, which does not fit 'a place for learning.'
• 4「寄付（きふ）」means 'donation.' While a university might donate something, 寄付する takes a tangible thing (money, goods), not 場 (a place/opportunity), and the nuance of 'offering learning opportunities to society' calls for 提供.

• 提供ていきょう — to provide, to offer, to make available
• 選出せんしゅつ — selection, election (of a person)
• 指示しじ — instruction, direction, order
• 寄付きふ — donation, contribution

「ぐったり」is an onomatopoeic/mimetic word meaning 'completely exhausted, limp, drained.' 疲れてぐったりする is a very common phrase: 'to be so tired one is utterly exhausted.' The context—summer heat, coming home from work tired—fits perfectly.

• 2「しっかり」means 'firmly, reliably, steadily.' It has a positive connotation of doing something properly, which contradicts 疲れて (being tired).
• 3「すっきり」means 'refreshed, clear-headed, feeling clean.' This is the opposite of the intended meaning; it describes feeling good after resting or clearing one's mind, not exhaustion.
• 4「ぎっしり」means 'packed tightly, stuffed full.' It describes things being crammed together (e.g., a schedule, a suitcase), not a person's physical state of fatigue.

• ぐったり — completely exhausted, limp, drained
• しっかり — firmly, reliably, steadily
• すっきり — refreshed, clear-headed
• ぎっしり — packed tightly, stuffed full

「ショック」means 'shock (emotional).' The sentence describes the feeling when a college-era friend forgot your name—this is an emotionally shocking experience, so とてもショックだった ('it was very shocking') is the natural choice.

• 1「アウト」means 'out' (as in baseball or being out of bounds). It is not used to describe an emotional reaction to being forgotten.
• 2「ダウン」means 'down' or 'to be down/decline.' While 体調を崩してダウンする (to break down health-wise) exists, it does not describe the emotional feeling of being forgotten.
• 4「エラー」means 'error' (a technical/system term). It is not used for human emotional states.

• ショック — shock (emotional), upsetting experience
• アウト — out (baseball/out of bounds)
• ダウン — down, decline, breakdown
• エラー — error, mistake (technical)

「邪魔（じゃま）」means 'obstruction, getting in the way.' 邪魔になる is a fixed expression meaning 'to become an obstacle / to get in someone's way.' The sentence warns that leaving luggage in the aisle will obstruct people passing through.

• 1「面倒（めんどう）」means 'trouble, bother.' While luggage might cause bother, the set phrase 面倒になる is not used for physical obstruction of a pathway; 面倒を見る (to take care of) or 面倒がかかる (to be a hassle) are the common patterns.
• 3「被害（ひがい）」means 'damage, harm, casualty.' Luggage in an aisle is an obstruction, not damage; 被害になる is not a standard collocation here.
• 4「無理（むり）」means 'impossible, unreasonable.' 無理になる is not a natural expression; 無理をする means 'to push oneself too hard,' which does not fit.

• 邪魔じゃま — obstruction, hindrance, getting in the way
• 面倒めんどう — trouble, bother
• 被害ひがい — damage, harm
• 無理むり — impossible, unreasonable

「なだらか」means 'gentle, gradual (slope).' The sentence says it was a somewhat long uphill slope but なだらか, so it was not very tiring. A gentle/gradual incline being less tiring makes perfect sense.

• 1「おとなしい」means 'quiet, meek, gentle (personality).' It describes people or animals, not slopes.
• 2「ささやか」means 'modest, humble, small-scale.' It describes things like a meal, a home, or a wish—not the gradient of a slope.
• 4「よわよわしい」means 'frail, weak.' It describes a person's physical weakness, not a slope's incline. Also, if the slope itself were 'weak,' that phrasing is unnatural in Japanese.

• なだらか — gentle, gradual (slope); smooth
• おとなしい — quiet, meek, gentle (personality)
• ささやか — modest, humble, small-scale
• よわよわしい — frail, weak, delicate