N2 Vocabulary · Test 64

デザイン means 'design.' The sentence says about a chair: the size is just right, and I also like the color and ( ). 色やデザイン (color and design) is a natural pairing when talking about liking a piece of furniture.

• 1インテリア means 'interior (decor/furnishings).' A single chair is part of an interior, but you would not say '色やインテリア' to describe attributes of one chair.
• 2スペース means 'space.' While space matters for furniture placement, '色やスペース' is not a natural pairing for describing a chair's attributes you like.
• 3リビング means 'living room.' A chair is not described with '色やリビング'; the living room is a room, not an attribute of the chair.

• デザイン — design
• インテリア — interior, interior decor
• スペース — space
• リビング — living room

柔軟な (じゅうなんな) means 'flexible'. The sentence contrasts being bound to one way of thinking (一つの考え方に縛られず) with having a flexible mindset, which leads to new ideas. '柔軟な思考' (flexible thinking) is a common and natural collocation that perfectly fits this context.

• 1快適な (かいてきな) means 'comfortable' or 'pleasant'. It is used for environments, living conditions, or spaces (e.g., 快適な生活 - a comfortable life), and does not collocate with 思考 (thinking).
• 3円満な (えんまんな) means 'harmonious' or 'amicable'. It is typically used to describe relationships, personalities, or solutions (e.g., 円満な解決 - an amicable resolution), not thinking.
• 4順調な (じゅんちょうな) means 'smooth' or 'progressing favorably'. It describes the progress of events or processes (e.g., 仕事が順調だ - work is going smoothly), and cannot modify 思考 (thinking).

• 縛しばられる — to be bound, to be restricted, to be tied
• 思考しこう — thinking, thought
• 発想はっそう — idea, conception, way of thinking
• 快適かいてきな — comfortable, pleasant
• 柔軟じゅうなんな — flexible, adaptable
• 円満えんまんな — harmonious, amicable
• 順調じゅんちょうな — smooth, favorable, progressing well

相違（そうい）means 'difference, discrepancy.' 意見の相違 is a standard phrase meaning 'difference of opinion.' The sentence says 'There is a difference of opinion between the two, and the discussion is not progressing.'

• 1対比（たいひ）means 'contrast/comparison.' While you can compare two opinions, 対比 refers to the act of contrasting, not a gap that blocks progress.
• 2間隔（かんかく）means 'interval/space (physical or temporal).' It does not describe a difference in opinions.
• 3大別（たいべつ）means 'broad classification/division into categories.' It is unrelated to a disagreement between two people.

• 相違そうい — difference, discrepancy
• 対比たいひ — contrast, comparison
• 間隔かんかく — interval, space, gap (physical/temporal)
• 大別たいべつ — broad classification, dividing into major categories

The correct option is 2. The phrase 時間をつぶす (じかんをつぶす) means 'to kill time' or 'to waste time'. In the context of the sentence, the speaker arrived earlier than the promised time, so they went into a cafe to kill time. Therefore, つぶした is the perfect fit.

• 1やぶった comes from やぶる (破る), which means 'to break' in the sense of breaking a rule, promise, or record (e.g., 約束をやぶる - to break a promise). You cannot use it with 時間 to mean killing time.
• 3こわした comes from こわす (壊す), which means 'to break' physical objects (e.g., テレビをこわす - to break a TV). It does not collocate with 時間.
• 4けずった comes from けずる (削る), which means 'to shave' or 'to reduce' (e.g., 時間をけずる - to reduce time, like shortening a presentation or hurrying up). It does not mean to kill time while waiting.

• 時間じかんをつぶす — to kill time, to waste time
• やぶる — to break (a rule, promise, record)
• こわす — to break (a physical object)
• けずる — to shave, to reduce, to decrease