N2 Vocabulary · Test 39

済ます (すます) means 'to finish/complete (a task)'. 終える (おえる) also means 'to finish/complete', making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'I will try to finish the work as quickly as possible.'

• 1覚える (おぼえる) means 'to remember; to learn/memorize'. This is unrelated to finishing a task.
• 3始める (はじめる) means 'to begin/start'. This is the opposite of what 済ます means.
• 4教える (おしえる) means 'to teach; to tell'. Unrelated to completing work.

• 済すます — to finish; to complete (a task); to get done with
• 終おえる — to finish; to complete

あいまい (曖昧) means 'vague; ambiguous; unclear'. はっきりしなかった means 'was not clear', which is the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'That person's attitude yesterday was vague/ambiguous.'

• 1ていねいだった (丁寧だった) means 'was polite/careful'. This describes manner, not vagueness.
• 3りっぱだった (立派だった) means 'was splendid/fine/admirable'. This is a positive evaluation, unrelated to ambiguity.
• 4なさけなかった (情けなかった) means 'was pitiful; was lacking compassion'. Unrelated to being vague.

• あいまい — vague; ambiguous; unclear
• はっきりしない — not clear; not definite

思いがけない (おもいがけない) means 'unexpected; unforeseen'. 意外な (いがいな) means 'unexpected; surprising', making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'Yesterday, an unexpected incident occurred at school.'

• 1おもしろい (面白い) means 'interesting; amusing'. Something unexpected is not necessarily interesting.
• 2悲しい (かなしい) means 'sad'. Something unexpected is not necessarily sad.
• 4ふしぎな (不思議な) means 'mysterious; strange/wondrous'. While related, this emphasizes the inexplicable or strange nature rather than simply being unexpected.

• 思おもいがけない — unexpected; unforeseen; surprising
• 意外いがいな — unexpected; surprising

みずから (自ら) means 'oneself; by oneself; personally'. 自分で (じぶんで) means 'by oneself; on one's own', making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'After graduating from university, he will start a company himself.'

• 2すぐに means 'immediately; right away'. This describes timing, not who does the action.
• 3仲間と (なかまと) means 'with companions/friends'. This changes who is involved, not matching 'by oneself'.
• 4しばらくして means 'after a while; some time later'. This describes timing, not agency.

• みずから — oneself; by oneself; personally
• 自分じぶんで — by oneself; on one's own

そろいました (揃いました) means 'gathered; assembled; all present'. 集まりました (あつまりました) means 'gathered/assembled', making it the closest paraphrase. The sentence means 'Is everyone here/gathered now?'

• 2訪ねました (たずねました) means 'visited; called on'. This is about visiting a place, not gathering.
• 3出発しました (しゅっぱつしました) means 'departed; set off'. This is about leaving, not assembling.
• 4案内しました (あんないしました) means 'guided; showed around'. Unrelated to gathering.

• 揃そろう — to gather; to be assembled; to be complete/all present
• 集あつまる — to gather; to assemble; to come together

掲示（けいじ）means 'to post/display publicly,' typically referring to notices, announcements, or signs put up on a board, wall, or similar surface for people to see. Option 4 says a notice about water-supply construction work was posted (掲示されていた) at the entrance of a condominium — a perfect match for the word's meaning and usage.

• 1研究論文を掲示している is wrong. Papers in books are 'published' (掲載される/出版される), not 'posted on a display board.' 掲示 implies a physical public posting, not publication in a book.
• 2テレビで掲示されている is wrong. Things on TV are 'broadcast' (放映される/放送される), not 'posted.' 掲示 involves a physical surface like a wall or bulletin board.
• 3名刺に写真を掲示している is wrong. A photo on a business card is 'printed/attached' (載せる/貼る), not 'posted.' 掲示 is for public display, not personal items on cards.

• 掲示けいじ — public posting/display (of notices, signs, announcements on a board or wall)

快い（こころよい）means 'pleasant/glad,' and its adverbial form 快く（こころよく）means 'willingly, cheerfully, without reluctance.' Option 3 says he willingly/cheerfully accepted (快く引き受けてくれて) a sudden job, which helped — this is the canonical usage: someone agrees to do something without hesitation or complaint.

• 1快くもらっていきます is plausible but off. 快く describes one's own cheerful willingness to do something, typically in response to a request. Here the speaker is the one receiving the computer; saying 'I'll willingly take it' is slightly unnatural — you'd say 喜んで（よろこんで）もらっていきます instead.
• 2快く遊びに来てください is wrong. 快く describes the subject's own willing attitude, but here you are inviting someone else to come. You cannot tell someone to 'come willingly' — that would be 遠慮なく/気軽に遊びに来てください.
• 4快く打ち明けられる is wrong. 快く describes willingness to accept/do something, often for someone else's benefit. 打ち明ける (to confide) is about disclosing one's own feelings; saying you 'willingly confide' to a close friend is not the natural collocation. You'd simply say 打ち明けられる without 快く.

• 快こころよい — pleasant, agreeable; (adverbially 快く) willingly, cheerfully, without reluctance

分野（ぶんや）means 'field, domain, area (of study/expertise).' Option 3 says experts from the fields (分野) of psychology and linguistics attended the seminar — a textbook-correct usage referring to academic or professional domains.

• 1保証の分野を超えた修理 is wrong. 分野 refers to a field of study or expertise, not a 'scope/range' of a warranty. The correct word would be 範囲（はんい）or 対象（たいしょう）.
• 2山に近い分野では雪になる is wrong. 分野 is not a physical area or region. For a geographic area you would use 地域（ちいき）or 地方（ちほう）.
• 4小説のこの分野には is wrong. 分野 is not a 'section/part' of a book. For a part of a written work you would use 部分（ぶぶん）or 箇所（かしょ）.

• 分野ぶんや — field, domain, area (of study, expertise, or activity)

生き生き（いきいき）as a suru-verb means 'to be lively, vibrant, full of energy,' describing how a person looks or behaves when engaged in something they enjoy. Option 3 says he is most lively/full of life (一番生き生きしている) when playing soccer, which he loves — the perfect usage.

• 1体が生き生きしているうちに is wrong. 生き生き describes outward demeanor or expression, not one's physical health/condition. For 'while I'm still healthy/fit' you'd say 元気なうちに or 動けるうちに.
• 2薬を飲ませたら生き生きしてきた is wrong. 生き生き is not used for recovery from illness — it describes a lively, animated state, not regaining health. For a sick child recovering you'd say 元気になってきた.
• 4記憶が生き生きしている is wrong. 生き生き describes living things (especially people/animals), not abstract concepts like memories. For vivid memories you'd say 記憶が鮮明（せんめい）だ or 記憶が新（あたら）しい.

• 生き生き（いきいき） — lively, vibrant, animated, full of life (used for people/animals/depictions)

Option 2 is correct because 隔てる (へだてる) means to physically or psychologically separate two things by placing a barrier, distance, or obstacle between them. In this sentence, a large river acts as a physical barrier separating the two cities, which perfectly matches the core meaning of the word.

• 1Option 1 is wrong because 隔てる implies putting a barrier or distance between things, not simply dividing or separating tasks/issues for consideration. The correct word here would be 分けて (わけて) or 別々に (べつべつに).
• 3Option 3 is wrong because 隔てる is not used for short time intervals or breaks between events. To say 'with a 5-minute break in between,' you should use 挟んで (はさんで) or 置いて (おいて).
• 4Option 4 is wrong because 隔てる means to put something between two things to separate them, not simply to keep a distance between people. To say 'sit apart from the person next to you,' the correct word is 離れて (はなれて).

• 隔へだてる — to separate (two things with a barrier/distance), to interpose, to alienate
• 分わける — to divide, to separate into parts
• 挟はさむ — to put between, to interpose
• 離はなれる — to be separated, to be apart