N2 Vocabulary · Test 41

「再（さい）」means 'again; re-'. 「再提出（さいていしゅつ）」means 'resubmission'. The sentence says there was a mistake on the document, so after fixing it, you were told to resubmit it. This fits perfectly.

• 1「改（かい）」means 'revision; change' (e.g., 改正, 改良), but 「改提出」is not a valid word.
• 2「次（じ）」means 'next', but 「次提出」is not a valid word.
• 4「復（ふく）」means 'restoration; return' (e.g., 回復, 復活), but 「復提出」is not a valid word.

• 再提出さいていしゅつ — resubmission
• 記入ミス（きにゅうミス） — entry mistake, filling-in error

「発（はつ）」means 'departure'. 「東京駅発（とうきょうえきはつ）」is the standard expression for a train 'departing from Tokyo Station'. The sentence says you plan to take the 3:10 Shinkansen departing from Tokyo Station.

• 1「始（し）」means 'beginning', but 「東京駅始」is not used for departures.
• 3「出（しゅつ）」means 'exit/going out', but 「東京駅出」is not the standard expression for a departing train.
• 4「離（り）」means 'separation/leaving', but 「東京駅離」is not a valid expression.

• 発はつ — departure (suffix for trains/flights)

「全般（ぜんぱん）」means 'the whole; all aspects; in general'. 「音楽全般（おんがくぜんぱん）」means 'music in general / all kinds of music'. The sentence says 'from pop songs to classical, I'm interested in music in general', which fits perfectly.

• 1「共同（きょうどう）」means 'joint; cooperative' (e.g., 共同作業), which doesn't fit the context of a range of interests.
• 2「全面（ぜんめん）」means 'entire surface; full' (e.g., 全面禁止), which doesn't fit here.
• 3「共通（きょうつう）」means 'common; shared' (e.g., 共通点), which doesn't fit the context of broad interest.

• 全般ぜんぱん — the whole, all aspects, in general
• 歌謡曲かようきょく — popular song, pop music

「最（さい）」means 'most'. 「最有力（さいゆうりょく）」means 'most promising / most influential'. The sentence says 'among the candidates for chairman, Mr. Kitagawa is said to be the most promising', which fits perfectly.

• 1「特（とく）」means 'special', but 「特有力」is not a standard word.
• 3「頂（ちょう）」means 'top/summit', but 「頂有力」is not a valid word.
• 4「極（ごく）」means 'extremely', and 「極有力」is a real word meaning 'extremely promising'. However, in the context of ranking among candidates, 「最有力」(the most promising) is the standard and more natural collocation, making option 2 the best answer.

• 最有力さいゆうりょく — most promising, most influential
• 有力ゆうりょく — promising, influential, powerful

「明け（あけ）」means 'the end of; right after (a period) ends'. 「夏休み明け（なつやすみあけ）」means 'right after summer vacation ends / when summer break is over'. The sentence says 'I have to submit my homework right after summer vacation ends', which fits perfectly.

• 2「閉め（しめ）」means 'closing', but 「夏休み閉め」is not a standard expression.
• 3「分け（わけ）」means 'dividing/sorting', which doesn't fit the context.
• 4「止め（とめ）」means 'stopping', which doesn't fit the context.

• 明あけ — the end of (a period); right after a period ends

装置 is read そうち, meaning 'device/apparatus.' The sentence means 'This is a device that makes water clean.'

• 1しょち is a misreading that drops the う; no such common word.
• 2しょうち (承知) means 'understanding/consent,' a different word.
• 3そち (措置) means 'measure/action,' a different word.

• 装置そうち — device, apparatus, installation

占める is read しめる, meaning 'to occupy/account for.' The sentence means 'Women account for 80% of this shop's customers.'

• 2つめる (詰める) means 'to stuff/pack/close,' wrong verb.
• 3せめる (攻める/責める) means 'to attack/to blame,' wrong verb.
• 4うめる (埋める) means 'to bury/fill in,' wrong verb.

• 占しめる — to occupy, account for, make up

削除 is read さくじょ, meaning 'deletion.' The sentence means 'I mistakenly deleted an important email.'

• 1しょうじ is a wrong reading of 削除.
• 2しょうじょ is a wrong reading of 削除.
• 3さくじ is missing the small よ; じょ vs じ is the key distinction.

• 削除さくじょ — deletion, erasure

焦点 is read しょうてん, meaning 'focus/center of attention.' The sentence means 'At this international conference, the population issue became the focus of discussion.'

• 2しゅうてん (終点) means 'terminal/last stop,' a different word.
• 3じょうてん is not a standard reading for 焦点.
• 4じゅうてん (重点) means 'focus/emphasis' but is written 重点, not 焦点.

• 焦点しょうてん — focus, focal point, center of attention

略して is read りゃくして, from 略す (to abbreviate). The sentence means 'Recently, 就職活動 is sometimes abbreviated as 就活.'

• 1やくして (訳して) would mean 'translating,' wrong word.
• 2かくして (確して/匿して) is not the reading of 略して.
• 4きゃくして is a misreading with the wrong initial consonant.

• 略りゃくす — to abbreviate, to shorten