N2 Vocabulary · Test 46

The sentence means 'You should eat various foods so that your nutrition doesn't become (unbalanced).' Option 3, かたよらない (偏らない), means 'not biased / not unbalanced' and is the natural expression used when talking about a balanced diet. The structure 「〜ように」expresses the purpose or desired state ('so that...').

• 1はぶかれない (省かれない) means 'not be omitted/skipped.' While you could argue nutrition shouldn't be skipped, this is not a natural collocation. The standard expression for balanced nutrition uses 偏る.
• 2はずされない (外されない) means 'not be removed/taken off.' This does not fit the context of nutrition and eating a variety of foods.
• 4かたむかない (傾かない) means 'not tilt / not lean (physically).' This is a deliberate lookalike for かたよらない, but 傾く describes physical tilting (e.g., a building leaning), not the abstract idea of bias or imbalance in nutrition.

• 偏かたよる — to be biased, unbalanced, one-sided
• 省はぶく — to omit, skip
• 外はずす — to remove, take off, miss
• 傾かたむく — to tilt, lean, incline (physically)

The sentence means 'The dam construction is progressing steadily according to plan.' 着々と (ちゃくちゃくと) means 'steadily, step by step, making steady progress' and is the standard adverb used with 進む (to progress) for projects and construction.

• 1さらさら means 'smoothly, fluently' and is used for things like flowing water, smooth hair, or speaking/writing fluently. It is not used for the progress of a construction project.
• 2すらすら means 'smoothly, fluently' and is used for speaking, reading, or writing without hesitation. It does not collocate with 進む for project progress.
• 4続々と (ぞくぞくと) means 'one after another, in succession' and describes things/people arriving or happening continuously, not steady progress of a single project.

• 着々ちゃくちゃくと — steadily, step by step
• 続々ぞくぞくと — one after another, in succession
• さらさら — smoothly (water flow, hair); fluently (speaking)
• すらすら — fluently, smoothly (speaking, reading, writing)

The sentence means 'Even though I'm in a hurry, the car won't move forward because of traffic, so I got irritated.' いらいら (イライラ) means 'irritated, frustrated' and perfectly matches the feeling of being stuck in traffic when in a hurry. The pattern 「〜て（いらいら）した」describes the emotional result.

• 2わくわく means 'excited, thrilled' with positive anticipation. Being stuck in traffic is a negative situation, so this is the opposite of the needed emotion.
• 3すっきり means 'refreshed, feeling clear/clean.' This is a positive feeling (e.g., after taking a shower or resolving a problem), not fitting the frustration of a traffic jam.
• 4うっかり means 'carelessly, by mistake' and describes an unintentional action (e.g., forgetting something), not an emotional state caused by a situation.

• いらいら — irritated, frustrated, annoyed
• わくわく — excited, thrilled (positive anticipation)
• すっきり — refreshed, feeling clear and clean
• うっかり — carelessly, unintentionally, by mistake

The sentence means 'My brother keeps complaining about the company, saying things like "too much overtime, low salary."' ぐち (愚痴) means 'complaints, grumbling' — specifically the everyday personal griping about one's situation. The pattern 「〜ばかり言っている」(keeps saying only〜) pairs naturally with 愚痴, and the quoted complaints about overtime and salary are classic 愚痴.

• 1ゆううつ (憂鬱) means 'gloom, depression, melancholy.' It describes a mental state, not something you 'say' (言う). You might feel 憂鬱, but you don't 'say 憂鬱.'
• 3苦情 (くじょう) means 'a formal complaint' (e.g., filed to a company or authority). While close in meaning, 愚痴 is the correct word for personal grumbling to family/friends. 苦情 implies an official grievance, which doesn't match the casual context of a brother venting.
• 4非難 (ひなん) means 'criticism, condemnation, blame' — a stronger, more formal word implying public denunciation. It is too heavy for casual personal complaints about overtime and salary.

• 愚痴ぐち — complaints, grumbling (personal, everyday griping)
• 憂鬱ゆううつ — gloom, depression, melancholy
• 苦情くじょう — formal complaint, grievance
• 非難ひなん — criticism, condemnation, blame

The sentence means 'In that drama, the scene where the protagonist reunites with their lover at the end was moving.' 場面 (ばめん) means 'scene' — a specific dramatic moment or sequence in a film/drama. It is the standard word for describing a particular scene in a story.

• 1要所 (ようしょ) means 'key points, important places/points.' It refers to critical junctures or strategic locations, not a scene in a drama.
• 2名所 (めいしょ) means 'famous places, scenic spots' — real-world tourist landmarks, completely unrelated to a drama's scene.
• 4画面 (がめん) means 'screen, display' — the physical screen or what is shown on it. While you see a scene on a 画面, the word for the dramatic scene itself is 場面. This is a deliberate lookalike (both end in 面).

• 場面ばめん — scene (in a drama, film, story)
• 要所ようしょ — key point, important place
• 名所めいしょ — famous place, scenic spot
• 画面がめん — screen, display

追加したい (ついかしたい) means 'want to add (something extra).' Option 1, たしたい (足したい), is the casual verb form of 足す (たす, 'to add'), so it is the closest paraphrase.

• 2なおしたい (直したい) means 'want to fix/correct,' which is unrelated to adding data.
• 3のせたい (乗せたい/載せたい) means 'want to place/load/put on,' not 'want to add.'
• 4しらべたい (調べたい) means 'want to investigate/check,' which is unrelated.

• 追加（ついか）する — to add (something extra)
• 足（た）す — to add (casual verb)

そうとう (相当) here is used as an adverb meaning 'quite/considerably/fairly.' Option 4, かなり, also means 'considerably/quite a lot,' making it the closest paraphrase.

• 1たぶん means 'probably/maybe,' which is about likelihood, not degree.
• 2どうせ means 'anyway/in any case,' expressing resignation, not degree.
• 3やはり means 'as expected/after all,' not 'considerably.'

• 相当（そうとう） — quite; considerably (used adverbially)
• かなり — considerably; quite a lot

じっとしていて means 'stay still / remain motionless.' Option 4, 動かないで (うごかないで, 'don't move'), is the closest paraphrase.

• 1見ないで (みないで) means 'don't look,' unrelated to staying still.
• 2話さないで (はなさないで) means 'don't talk,' unrelated.
• 3使わないで (つかわないで) means 'don't use,' unrelated.

• じっとする — to stay still; remain motionless
• 動（うご）く — to move

あやまった (誤った) modifies 情報 and means 'wrong/incorrect/mistaken.' Option 2, 正しくない (ただしくない, 'not correct'), is the closest paraphrase.

• 1古い (ふるい) means 'old,' which is not the same as 'incorrect.'
• 3秘密の (ひみつの) means 'secret,' unrelated.
• 4必要のない (ひつようのない) means 'unnecessary,' unrelated.

• 誤（あやま）る — to be wrong/incorrect (as 誤った: mistaken, wrong)
• 正（ただ）しい — correct; right

かさかさしている describes skin that is dry, rough, or chapped. Option 4, 乾燥している (かんそうしている, 'is dry'), is the closest paraphrase.

• 1汚れている (よごれている) means 'is dirty,' not dry.
• 2冷えている (ひえている) means 'is cold/chilled,' not dry.
• 3しびれている means 'is numb/tingling,' not dry.

• かさかさ — dry and rough (skin); chapped
• 乾燥（かんそう）する — to dry; be dry