N2 Vocabulary · Test 8

The correct option is 2 (場). Combined with スキー, it forms スキー場 (スキーじょう), meaning 'ski resort' or 'ski slope.' The sentence means: 'The ski resort is crowded with people even during New Year's.' 場 (じょう) is a suffix meaning a place for a specific activity, commonly attached to sport/leisure nouns.

• 1所 would produce スキー所, which is not a valid Japanese word. 所 (ところ/しょ) means 'place' but does not attach to スキー in this way.
• 3区 would produce スキー区, which is not a valid word. 区 (く) means 'ward/district' and is used in administrative divisions, not for ski resorts.
• 4地 would produce スキー地, which is not standard. While 地 (ち) appears in words like スキー地帯 (ski zone), the common single-suffix compound is スキー場.

• スキー場（スキーじょう） — ski resort, ski slope
• 場じょう — suffix meaning a place for a specific activity

The correct option is 4 (来). Combined with 学期, it forms 来学期 (らいがっき), meaning 'next semester.' The sentence means: 'A new program will start from next semester.' 来 (らい) is a prefix meaning 'next' (the one coming after the current one), used with time periods like 来月, 来年, 来週, 来学期.

• 1明 would produce 明学期, which is not a valid Japanese word. 明 (めい) does not function as a 'next' prefix for time periods.
• 2近 would produce 近学期, which is not a valid word. 近 (きん) means 'near/recent' but does not attach to 学期.
• 3隣 would produce 隣学期, which is not a valid word. 隣 (りん) means 'neighboring/adjacent' and is used for physical adjacency, not time periods.

• 来学期らいがっき — next semester
• 来らい — prefix meaning 'next' (coming time period)

The correct option is 3 (率). Combined with 進学, it forms 進学率 (しんがくりつ), meaning 'college advancement rate' or 'percentage of students who go on to higher education.' The sentence means: 'This high school has a very high college advancement rate, and almost all students go on to university.' 率 (りつ) is a suffix meaning 'rate/ratio/percentage.'

• 1量 would produce 進学量, which is not a standard word. 量 (りょう) means 'quantity/amount' and is used for measurable amounts, not ratios.
• 2値 would produce 進学値, which is not a valid word. 値 (ち/ね) means 'value/price' and does not attach to 進学.
• 4割 would produce 進学割, which is not a standard word. 割 (わり) means 'proportion/discount' and appears in words like 割合, but 進学割 is not an established compound.

• 進学率しんがくりつ — college advancement rate, percentage of students going on to higher education
• 率りつ — suffix meaning 'rate, ratio, percentage'

The correct option is 4 (副). Combined with 大臣, it forms 副大臣 (ふくだいじん), meaning 'vice-minister' or 'parliamentary vice-minister.' The sentence means: 'It is common for there to be two vice-ministers under a minister.' 副 (ふく) is a prefix meaning 'vice-/deputy/assistant,' used for positions subordinate to a chief (副社長, 副会長, 副大臣).

• 1補 would produce 補大臣, which is not a valid word. 補 (ほ) means 'supplement/assist' and appears in 補佐 (ほさ, assistant) but does not form 補大臣.
• 2助 would produce 助大臣, which is not a valid word. 助 (じょ) means 'help/assist' and appears in 助手 (じょしゅ, assistant) but does not attach to 大臣 this way.
• 3次 would produce 次大臣, which is not a standard Japanese word. 次 (じ) means 'next' and appears in 次官 (じかん, vice-minister/bureaucratic deputy), but the compound 次大臣 does not exist.

• 副大臣ふくだいじん — vice-minister, parliamentary vice-minister
• 副ふく — prefix meaning 'vice-, deputy, assistant'

The correct option is 1 (別). Combined with 学年, it forms 学年別 (がくねんべつ), meaning 'by grade/year' or 'separated by grade.' The sentence means: 'When looking at the sports test results by grade, only the first-year students exceeded last year's results.' 別 (べつ) is a suffix meaning 'separated by / classified by / each,' attached to a category noun to indicate a breakdown by that category.

• 2境 would produce 学年境, which is not a valid word. 境 (きょう) means 'boundary' and does not attach to 学年 as a suffix.
• 3段 would produce 学年段, which is not a valid word. 段 (だん) means 'step/level/stage' and does not form this compound.
• 4節 would produce 学年節, which is not a valid word. 節 (せつ) means 'section/point/season' and does not attach to 学年 in this way.

• 学年別がくねんべつ — by grade, classified by school year
• 別べつ — suffix meaning 'separated by, classified by, each'

発揮 (はっき) means 'to demonstrate, display, exert.' The phrase 実力を発揮する is a fixed collocation meaning 'to demonstrate one's ability/skill.' The sentence says 'In yesterday's match I couldn't demonstrate my ability, and lost in the first round.' 発揮 fits perfectly with 実力を～できず.

• 1表現 (ひょうげん) means 'expression' (e.g., 言葉で感情を表現する). You don't say 実力を表現する; ability is demonstrated, not 'expressed.'
• 2明示 (めいじ) means 'to state explicitly, make clear' (e.g., 条件を明示する). It is used for making rules/conditions explicit, not for showing skill in a match.
• 3公開 (こうかい) means 'to make public, release to the public' (e.g., 情報を公開する). One does not 'publicize' one's 実力 in a match context.

• 発揮はっき — to demonstrate, display, exert (one's ability/power)
• 実力じつりょく — ability, real strength, competence
• 表現ひょうげん — expression (of feelings/ideas)
• 明示めいじ — to state explicitly, make clear
• 公開こうかい — to make public, release

アレンジする means 'to arrange, adapt, customize.' The sentence says 'While looking at a cookbook, I アレンジ the seasoning to suit my own taste.' アレンジする is commonly used for modifying a recipe to one's preference, making it the natural choice.

• 1コメントする means 'to comment.' You don't 'comment' on seasoning to adjust it.
• 2デザインする means 'to design.' This applies to visual/layout planning, not adjusting flavor.
• 4ケアする means 'to care for, look after.' It doesn't fit the context of adjusting seasoning.

• アレンジ（あれんじ） — to arrange, adapt, customize (a recipe, music, etc.)
• 味付あじづけ — seasoning, flavoring
• コメント（こめんと） — comment
• デザイン（でざいん） — design
• ケア（けあ） — care, looking after

独特 (どくとく) means 'unique, distinctive, peculiar.' The sentence says 'The paintings that person draws have a 独特 atmosphere that other people's paintings don't have.' 独特の雰囲気 is a natural collocation meaning 'a unique/distinctive atmosphere.'

• 1専属 (せんぞく) means 'exclusive affiliation, belonging exclusively to (an organization).' It doesn't describe an atmosphere.
• 3限定 (げんてい) means 'limited, restricted.' You can say 限定商品 but not 限定の雰囲気.
• 4孤立 (こりつ) means 'isolation, being isolated.' It describes a state of being alone, not a quality of artwork.

• 独特どくとく — unique, distinctive, peculiar
• 雰囲気ふんいき — atmosphere, mood, ambience
• 専属せんぞく — exclusive affiliation
• 限定げんてい — limited, restricted
• 孤立こりつ — isolation, being isolated

欠かさない (かかさない) is the negative form of 欠かす, meaning 'to never skip, never fail to do.' 朝の運動を欠かさない is a common expression meaning 'never skip morning exercise.' The sentence says 'No matter how busy he is, my father never skips his morning exercise.'

• 1空けない (あけない) is the negative of 空ける 'to empty, open, free up (time/space).' You don't say 運動を空けない.
• 2離さない (はなさない) is the negative of 離す 'to let go, separate.' 運動を離さない is not a natural expression.
• 3奪わない (うばわない) is the negative passive of 奪う 'to take away, snatch.' 運動を奪わない doesn't make sense in this context.

• 欠かかす — to skip, omit, fail to do (something one should do)
• 空あける — to empty, open, free up
• 離はなす — to let go, separate, release
• 奪うばう — to take away, snatch, rob

でたらめに means 'at random, haphazardly, without thinking.' The sentence says 'I didn't know the quiz answer so I answered でたらめに, but it turned out to be correct.' This fits perfectly — answering randomly without knowing the answer.

• 2わがままに means 'selfishly, willfully.' This describes someone acting on their own desires without consideration for others, not answering a quiz blindly.
• 3ぎざぎざに means 'jaggedly, with notched/zigzag edges.' This describes physical texture (like saw teeth), not a manner of answering.
• 4ごちゃごちゃに means 'messily, jumbled up.' This describes a disorganized state of things, not how one answers a question.

• でたらめ — random, haphazard, nonsensical, irresponsible
• わがまま — selfish, willful
• ぎざぎざ — jagged, zigzag, notched
• ごちゃごちゃ — messy, jumbled, cluttered