N2 Vocabulary · Test 29

The correct answer is 2 (団). The compound word 応援団 (おうえんだん) means 'cheering squad' or 'support group.' The sentence means: 'Cheering squads from each team have also come to the match venue.' 団 (だん) is a suffix meaning 'group' or 'squad,' commonly attached to nouns describing a collective organized for a purpose.

• 1党 (とう) means 'party,' typically a political party (政党). 応援党 is not a valid compound word.
• 3集 (しゅう) means 'collection' or 'gathering.' While it can form compounds like 詩集 (collection of poems), 応援集 is not an established word.
• 4族 (ぞく) means 'tribe,' 'clan,' or a social group/category (e.g., 若者族). 応援族 is not a standard compound.

• 応援団おうえんだん — cheering squad, support group
• 団だん — group, squad (suffix for organized groups)

The correct answer is 4 (悪). The compound 悪影響 (あくえいきょう) means 'bad/negative influence.' The sentence means: 'That plan could have a negative impact on the natural environment.' 悪 (あく) is a prefix meaning 'bad' or 'evil,' and 悪影響 is a very common established compound.

• 1陰 (いん) means 'shade' or 'shadow.' 陰影響 is not a valid word. The kanji 陰 does appear in compounds like 陰湿 (いんしつ, mean/spiteful), but not here.
• 2劣 (れつ) means 'inferior.' 劣影響 is not a valid compound. 劣 appears in words like 劣悪 (れつあく, poor/inferior) or 劣勢 (れっせい, disadvantage).
• 3危 (き) means 'danger.' While 危険な影響 (dangerous influence) is grammatically fine, 危影響 is not an established compound word.

• 悪影響あくえいきょう — bad influence, negative impact
• ～かねない — might (do something undesirable); could end up doing

The correct answer is 4 (率). The compound 成功率 (せいこうりつ) means 'success rate.' The sentence means: 'The success rate of this experiment is said to be high.' 率 (りつ) is a suffix meaning 'rate' or 'ratio,' widely used in compounds like 出勤率, 合格率, etc.

• 1倍 (ばい) means 'times' or 'double,' used for multiplication (e.g., 2倍). 成功率 is not a valid compound.
• 2割 (わり) means '10 percent' or 'proportion' (e.g., 3割 = 30%). 成功割 is not a valid compound.
• 3比 (ひ) means 'ratio' or 'comparison' (e.g., 割合, 対比). 成功比 is not an established word.

• 成功率せいこうりつ — success rate
• 率りつ — rate, ratio (suffix)

The correct answer is 3 (離れ). The compound 現実離れ (げんじつばなれ) means 'detached from reality' or 'unrealistic.' The sentence means: 'His story was so detached from reality that nobody agreed.' 離れ (ばなれ) is a suffix attached to a noun, meaning 'detached from' or 'far from,' as in 世間離れ (せけんばなれ, out of touch with society) or 季節外れ (きせつはずれ, out of season—though here はずれ is used). 現実離れしていて means 'being detached from reality.'

• 1抜け (ぬけ) means 'escaping' or 'slipping through.' 現実抜け is not a standard compound. 抜け appears in words like 間抜け (まぬけ, foolish) or 手抜け (てぬけ, shoddy work).
• 2落ち (おち) means 'falling' or 'dropping.' 現実落ち is not a valid compound. 落ち appears in compounds like 落ち目 (おちめ, declining) or 気落ち (きおち, disheartened).
• 4逃げ (にげ) means 'running away' or 'escaping.' 現実逃げ is not an established compound. 逃げ appears in words like 逃げ道 (にげみち, escape route) or 逃げ足 (にげあし, fleeing pace).

• 現実離げんじつばなれ — detached from reality, unrealistic
• 離ばなれ — detached from, far from (suffix attached to nouns)

The correct answer is 1 (風). The compound ヨーロッパ風 (ヨーロッパふう) means 'European-style.' The sentence means: 'There are many European-style houses in this area; you wouldn't think you were in Japan.' 風 (ふう) is a suffix meaning 'style' or 'manner,' attached to place names or other nouns to indicate a style associated with them (e.g., 日本風, 中国風).

• 2状 (じょう) means 'condition' or 'state' (e.g., 状況, 現状). ヨーロッパ状 is not a valid compound.
• 3態 (たい) means 'state' or 'appearance' (e.g., 状態, 態度). ヨーロッパ態 is not a valid compound.
• 4類 (るい) means 'kind' or 'type' (e.g., 種類, 人類). ヨーロッパ類 is not a valid compound.

• 風ふう — style, manner (suffix indicating a style associated with a place or category)
• ヨーロッパ風（ヨーロッパふう） — European-style

予測（よそく）means 'prediction/forecast' based on data or analysis. The sentence says 'Based on various data, I predicted Japan's population 10 years from now.' Using data to estimate a future outcome is exactly what 予測 means.

• 2予報（よほう）means 'forecast/warning,' used mainly for weather (天気予報) or disaster alerts (地震予報). It is not used for estimating population from data.
• 3予感（よかん）means 'premonition'—a vague intuitive feeling that something will happen, not a data-based calculation.
• 4予習（よしゅう）means 'pre-study'—studying material before a class. It has nothing to do with estimating future population.

• 予測よそく — prediction, forecast (based on data/analysis)
• 予報よほう — forecast (weather, disasters)
• 予感よかん — premonition, foreboding
• 予習よしゅう — pre-study, preparing a lesson beforehand

にごって（濁って）means 'to become muddy/cloudy (of liquid).' The sentence says 'The river water has turned brown and become muddy, so you can't see the bottom.' 濁る is the correct verb for water losing its clarity and becoming murky.

• 1くもって（曇って）means 'to become cloudy'—used for the sky/weather (空が曇る) or figuratively for one's expression. It is not used for water becoming muddy.
• 2かくれた（隠れた）means 'hidden.' While the bottom is indeed not visible, the sentence describes the water itself turning brown and murky, not something being hidden.
• 4くずれて（崩れて）means 'to collapse/crumble.' It does not describe water becoming muddy.

• 濁にごる — to become muddy, cloudy, murky (of liquid)
• 曇くもる — to become cloudy (sky), to become gloomy
• 隠かくれる — to be hidden, to hide
• 崩くずれる — to collapse, to crumble, to break down

完了（かんりょう）means 'completion.' The sentence says 'If you fill in the necessary information on this document and submit it at the counter, the procedure will be completed.' 完了する is the standard word for a procedure/process being finished.

• 2決定（けってい）means 'decision.' A procedure is not 'decided'; it is completed. 決定 would fit choosing an option, not finishing paperwork.
• 3実現（じつげん）means 'realization (of a goal/dream).' Filing paperwork to finish a procedure is not 'realizing' something in this sense.
• 4達成（たっせい）means 'achievement (of a goal/target).' This implies overcoming a challenge to reach an objective, not simply completing a routine procedure.

• 完了かんりょう — completion, finishing
• 決定けってい — decision, determination
• 実現じつげん — realization, making something happen
• 達成たっせい — achievement, accomplishment (of a goal)

バランス means 'balance.' 栄養のバランス is a very common set phrase meaning 'nutritional balance.' The sentence says 'Think about nutritional balance and eat a variety of foods.'

• 1ストレス means 'stress.' You don't think about 'nutritional stress' when deciding what to eat; this is semantically nonsensical in context.
• 3チェンジ means 'change.' 'Nutritional change' is not a standard concept and doesn't fit the idea of eating a variety of foods for good nutrition.
• 4ステップ means 'step(s).' 'Nutritional steps' is not a natural collocation in Japanese or English.

• バランス（ばらんす） — balance
• ストレス（すとれす） — stress
• チェンジ（ちぇんじ） — change
• ステップ（すてっぷ） — step

たっぷり means 'plentifully, abundantly, generously.' The sentence says 'The portions at this restaurant are generous, so it's popular with people who eat a lot.' たっぷりある is a natural collocation meaning 'there is plenty.'

• 1ふんわり means 'softly, fluffy, lightly.' It describes texture or atmosphere, not quantity.
• 2すっきり means 'refreshingly, cleanly, clearly.' It describes a feeling of clarity or refreshment, not abundance.
• 4ぼんやり means 'vaguely, dimly, absentmindedly.' It describes a hazy or unfocused state, not quantity.

• たっぷり — plentifully, abundantly, generously
• ふんわり — softly, fluffy, lightly
• すっきり — refreshingly, cleanly, clearly
• ぼんやり — vaguely, dimly, absentmindedly