N2 Vocabulary · Test 68

さっぱり means 'refreshed; clean and light.' After taking a shower, さっぱりした ('felt refreshed') is the natural expression for both body and mood feeling clean and revitalized. The sentence means: 'After taking a shower, both my body and mood felt refreshed.'

• 1さらさら means 'smoothly; lightly flowing' and describes dry, smooth hair or the sound/feel of something flowing lightly. It does not describe the refreshed feeling after a shower.
• 2きらきら means 'sparkling; glittering' and describes something shining brightly (e.g., stars, eyes, jewelry). It does not apply to how one feels after a shower.
• 4きっぱり means 'clearly; decisively; firmly' and describes the manner of refusing or stating something (e.g., きっぱりと断る 'refuse flatly'). It does not describe a physical/emotional sensation.

• さっぱり — refreshed; clean and light (feeling after washing)
• さらさら — smooth and dry (hair); flowing lightly
• きらきら — sparkling; glittering
• きっぱり — clearly; decisively; firmly (refusing/stating)

Option 3, 機能（きのう）, means 'function' or 'feature.' The sentence この携帯電話には、いろいろな機能がついている means 'This mobile phone has various functions built in.' The verb ついている ('is equipped with / is built in') collocations naturally with 機能 when talking about devices and machines.

• 1効用（こうよう）means 'usefulness' or 'utility.' While a phone certainly has usefulness, 効用 is an abstract quality and does not naturally pair with ついている ('is equipped/built in'). You would say 効用がある ('has usefulness'), not 効用がついている.
• 2才能（さいのう）means 'talent' or 'ability' and refers to a human trait. A phone cannot 'have talent attached,' so this is contextually impossible.
• 4効力（こうりょく）means 'effect' or 'efficacy,' typically used for medicine, laws, or contracts (e.g., 薬の効力 'the effect of the medicine'). It does not fit a phone and does not collocate with ついている.

• 機能きのう — function, feature (of a device/machine)
• 効用こうよう — usefulness, utility
• 才能さいのう — talent, ability (human trait)
• 効力こうりょく — effect, efficacy (of medicine/laws)
• 携帯電話けいたいでんわ — mobile phone
• ついている — is equipped with, is built in (from つく)

「れいぎ」is written 礼儀, meaning 'etiquette / courtesy / politeness.' 礼(れい) + 儀(ぎ). Option 4 is correct. 「礼儀正しい」is a common compound adjective meaning 'polite/courteous.'

• 1「札義」is wrong; 札(ふだ/さつ, 'tag/ticket/banknote') is a lookalike kanji for 礼, and 義(ぎ) is the wrong second kanji (should be 儀).
• 2「札儀」is wrong; 札 is the wrong first kanji (lookalike for 礼), though 儀 is correct.
• 3「礼義」is wrong; 礼 is correct, but 義(ぎ, 'righteousness/justice') is a lookalike for 儀(ぎ). The correct word is 礼儀.

• 礼儀れいぎ — etiquette, courtesy, politeness
• 礼儀正れいぎただしい — polite, courteous

出世（しゅっせ） means 'success, rising in the world (in one's career).' The sentence says 'He endured many hardships and rose to the position of company president,' so 出世 fits perfectly.

• 1出成 is not a real word. It uses the kanji 出 and 成, which look plausible but do not form a recognized compound.
• 3昇成 is not a real word. 昇 means 'rise,' but this compound does not exist in standard Japanese.
• 4昇世 is not a real word. Though 昇 and 世 individually relate to 'rising' and 'world,' this is not an established term.

• 出世しゅっせ — success; rising in status/career
• 苦労を重ねる（くろうをかさねる） — to endure repeated hardships

伝統（でんとう） means 'tradition.' The sentence says 'This shop continues to protect its traditional flavor,' so 伝統の味 is the correct and natural collocation.

• 1伝授（でんじゅ） means 'transmission/teaching (of a skill or secret).' The reading is でんじゅ, not でんとう, and it does not collocate with 味 in this way.
• 2伝承（でんしょう） means 'oral transmission/handing down (of folklore, legends, etc.).' The reading is でんしょう, not でんとう.
• 4伝達（でんたつ） means 'communication/conveying (information).' The reading is でんたつ, not でんとう.

• 伝統でんとう — tradition
• 伝授でんじゅ — transmission/teaching of a skill
• 伝承でんしょう — oral transmission; folklore tradition
• 伝達でんたつ — communication; conveying information

焦る（あせる） means 'to be impatient, to be anxious/rushed.' The sentence says 'You don't need to be so impatient; it'll be fine,' so 焦らなくても is correct.

• 2騒ぐ（さわぐ） means 'to make noise, to cause a commotion.' The reading さわら is the causative/passive stem form, not matching あせる.
• 3競る（きそる/せりる） is not read あせる and does not fit the context. 競う（きそう） means 'to compete.'
• 4暴る（あばる） means 'to expose, to dig up (a secret).' It is not read あせる and does not fit.

• 焦あせる — to be impatient; to be in a rush
• 騒さわぐ — to make noise; to cause a commotion
• 暴あばる — to expose; to bring to light

暮らす（くらす） means 'to live, to get along (in life).' The sentence says 'Since entering university, I have been living on my own,' so 暮らして is correct.

• 1幕（まく） means 'curtain/tent.' 幕らして is not a valid word.
• 2募（ぼ） means 'recruit/collect.' 募らして is not a valid word.
• 4墓（はか） means 'grave/tomb.' 墓らして is not a valid word.

• 暮くらす — to live; to spend one's days