N2 Vocabulary · Test 81

お菓子 is read おかし, meaning 'snack, sweets, confection'. The honorific お- is attached to 菓子(かし). The sentence says to distribute the snacks in the box, ten per person.

• 1おかき means お煎餅/おかき, 'rice crackers' — a specific type of snack, not the general word お菓子.
• 2おもち means お餅, 'rice cake (mochi)' — a different food item, not お菓子.
• 3おやつ means お八つ, 'snack (especially afternoon snack)' — a related word but not the reading of the kanji 菓子.

• お菓子（おかし） — snack, sweets, confection
• おかき — rice crackers
• お餅（おもち） — rice cake (mochi)
• おやつ — snack (afternoon snack)

渡して is read わたして (te-form of 渡す), meaning 'hand over, pass, give (to someone)'. The sentence says 'Please hand out (give) ten snacks per person.'

• 2おとして would be 落として, te-form of 落とす 'to drop' — wrong meaning for this context.
• 3かして would be 貸して, te-form of 貸す 'to lend' — wrong meaning; you don't lend snacks to people here.
• 4だして would be 出して, te-form of 出す 'to take out, put out' — plausible but the kanji is 渡す, not 出す.

• 渡わたす — to hand over, pass, give (to someone)
• 落おとす — to drop, lose
• 貸かす — to lend
• 出だす — to take out, put out, submit

Option 3 (あまったら) is correct. The verb 余る（あまる）means 'to be left over, to remain.' With the conditional たら it means 'if there is any left over.' The sentence says 'And if there is any left over, please return it.'

• 1のこったら comes from 残る（のこる）'to remain,' which is close in meaning but is not the reading of 余る. The kanji 余 is never read のこ.
• 2しまったら comes from 仕舞う/閉まる（しまう）'to put away / to close.' Wrong kanji and wrong meaning.
• 4くばったら comes from 配る（くばる）'to distribute.' Wrong kanji and wrong meaning.

• 余あまる — to be left over, to remain (in surplus)

Option 4 (もどして) is correct. 戻す（もどす）means 'to put back, to return (something to its original place).' The te-form 戻して plus ください means 'please put it back / please return it,' fitting the context of returning leftover items.

• 1さがして is 探して 'searching for' — wrong meaning and wrong kanji.
• 2はなして could be 話して 'speaking' or 離して 'releasing' — neither matches 戻す.
• 3かえして is 返して 'to return (something borrowed).' While similar in meaning, the kanji 戻す is read もどす, not かえす. 返す implies returning something to its owner, whereas 戻す implies putting something back to its original place.

• 戻もどす — to put back, to return something to its original place/state

Option 3 (ふくそう) is correct. 服装（ふくそう）means 'clothing, attire, dress.' The reading is ふく＋そう. The sentence says 'This kind of clothing/attire spread rapidly among young people...'

• 1ふくしょく would correspond to a different second kanji reading (e.g., 職 as in ふくしょく 副職). Not the reading of 装.
• 2ふくそく is not a valid reading; そく would fit characters like 速 or 側, not 装.
• 4ふくしょう would fit a kanji like 賞 or 称, not 装.

• 服装ふくそう — clothing, attire, dress

The correct answer is 2 (のんびり). のんびり means 'relaxed, leisurely, without rushing.' The sentence says: 'This week was busy, so on the weekend I relaxed at home watching TV.' のんびり describes a calm, unhurried way of spending time, which fits perfectly after a busy week.

• 1のろのろ means 'slowly, sluggishly' and has a negative nuance of being annoyingly slow. It does not fit the positive, relaxing context of watching TV at home on a weekend.
• 3ぐるぐる means 'going round and round' or 'dizzy,' and does not describe how one watches TV.
• 4ぐっすり means 'soundly (sleeping)' and is used with 寝る (to sleep), not with watching TV.

• のんびり — relaxed, leisurely, without rushing
• のろのろ — slowly, sluggishly (negative nuance)
• ぐるぐる — going round and round
• ぐっすり — soundly (sleeping)

The correct answer is 4 (マイペース). マイペース means 'at one's own pace.' The sentence says: 'In a marathon, don't try to match the people around you; it's good to run at your own pace.' マイペースで走る is a common expression meaning to run without being influenced by others' speed.

• 1テクニック means 'technique.' While technique matters in sports, the sentence is about not matching others' pace, not about technique.
• 2フレッシュ means 'fresh.' フレッシュで走る is not a natural expression and does not fit the context of pacing oneself.
• 3アプローチ means 'approach (method).' アプローチで走る is not a natural collocation and does not convey the idea of running at one's own pace.

• マイペース（まいぺーす） — at one's own pace
• テクニック（てくにっく） — technique
• フレッシュ（ふれっしゅ） — fresh
• アプローチ（あぷろーち） — approach, method

The correct answer is 1 (評判). 評判 (ひょうばん) means 'reputation, public opinion, rumor.' The sentence says: 'That restaurant has a reputation for good service.' The pattern 〜と評判だ means 'it is reputed/said that ~,' which fits perfectly here.

• 2評価 (ひょうか) means 'evaluation, assessment.' While related, 評価だ does not fit the pattern 〜と評価だ naturally in this context; 評価 is used more for formal ratings or appraisals (e.g., 評価が高い).
• 3診断 (しんだん) means 'diagnosis (medical).' This is completely unrelated to a restaurant's reputation.
• 4決断 (けつだん) means 'decision, resolution.' This does not fit the context of a restaurant being known for good service.

• 評判ひょうばん — reputation, public opinion, rumor
• 評価ひょうか — evaluation, assessment
• 診断しんだん — diagnosis
• 決断けつだん — decision, resolution

尽きない (つきない) means 'never-ending' or 'won't run out.' The phrase 話が尽きない is a common expression meaning 'there's no end to what we can talk about' — perfect for the context of meeting someone after a long time and having endless things to say.

• 1枯れない (かれない) uses 枯れる, which means 'to wither' (for plants) or 'to dry up' (for wells/tears). It is not used for conversation.
• 2限らない (かぎらない) means 'not limited to' or 'not necessarily.' It doesn't fit the pattern 何時間話しても話が～.
• 4衰えない (おとろえない) means 'won't decline/weaken,' used for physical or mental strength, energy, etc. It is not used for conversation.

• 尽つきない — never-ending, inexhaustible
• 枯かれる — to wither (plants), to dry up
• 限かぎらない — not limited to, not necessarily
• 衰おとろえる — to decline, to weaken

発揮 (はっき) means 'demonstration' or 'display (of one's ability/results).' The phrase 成果を発揮する means 'to demonstrate/show the results (of practice),' fitting the context perfectly: 'If I can demonstrate the results of my practice, I'm sure I can win.'

• 2発生 (はっせい) means 'occurrence' (of events/accidents). One does not 'occur' one's practice results.
• 3発行 (はっこう) means 'publication' or 'issuance' (of books, tickets, stamps). Not applicable to practice results.
• 4発明 (はつめい) means 'invention.' One does not 'invent' practice results.

• 発揮はっき — demonstration, display (of ability)
• 発生はっせい — occurrence, happening
• 発行はっこう — publication, issuance
• 発明はつめい — invention