N3 Vocabulary · Test 22

特長 (とくちょう) means 'feature, characteristic, strong point.' The sentence says the paper has the characteristic of being hard to tear even when wet — a positive feature of a product, so 特長 fits perfectly with the pattern 「～という特長がある」(has the feature of ~).

• 1実力 (じつりょく) means 'ability, competence, real strength' — used for people's skills or power, not for describing a property of paper.
• 3専門 (せんもん) means 'specialty, field of expertise' — refers to a person's area of specialization, not a feature of an object.
• 4主張 (しゅちょう) means 'assertion, claim' — something a person states or argues; paper cannot make a 主張.

• 特長とくちょう — feature, characteristic, strong point
• 実力じつりょく — ability, competence, real strength
• 専門せんもん — specialty, field of expertise
• 主張しゅちょう — assertion, claim
• 破やぶれにくい — hard to tear

イメージ means 'image, impression.' The sentence says there is an impression of Satoh-san being quiet, but in reality he is apparently an active person. The pattern「おとなしいイメージがある」(there is an image of being quiet) is natural and common.

• 1ヒント means 'hint, clue' — you don't say someone has a 'quiet hint'; hints are for solving problems or giving suggestions.
• 2タイトル means 'title' — a title is for a book, song, etc., not something describing a person's perceived personality.
• 3アイディア means 'idea' — an idea is a thought or plan, not an impression or perception of someone's character.

• イメージ（いめーじ） — image, impression
• ヒント（ひんと） — hint, clue
• タイトル（たいとる） — title
• アイディア（あいでぃあ） — idea
• おとなしい — quiet, mild-mannered
• 活動的かつどうてき — active, energetic

囲み (かこみ) is the ます-stem (連用形) of 囲む (かこむ), meaning 'to surround, to enclose.' 「テーブルを囲む」is a set phrase meaning 'to sit around a table.' The stem form 囲み connects to the next clause: 'sitting around the table, everyone enjoyed a meal.'

• 2通し (とおし) is the stem of 通す (とおす), meaning 'to let through, to pass through' — you don't 'pass through' a table.
• 3包み (つつみ) is the stem of 包む (つつむ), meaning 'to wrap' — you wrap objects, not a table in this context.
• 4越え (こえ) is the stem of 越える (こえる), meaning 'to cross over, to go beyond' — you don't 'cross over' a table when having a meal.

• 囲かこむ — to surround, to enclose (sit around)
• 通とおす — to let through, to pass through
• 包つつむ — to wrap
• 越こえる — to cross over, to go beyond
• 親戚しんせき — relatives

がらがら means 'empty, nearly vacant' (of a place like a restaurant, theater, etc.). The sentence says the restaurant's food isn't good, so the inside is always empty — がらがらだ is the natural expression for a sparsely occupied venue.

• 1ふらふら means 'unsteady, dizzy, wandering aimlessly' — describes a person's physical state, not a restaurant's occupancy.
• 2ぐっすり means 'soundly (sleeping)' — used with 眠る (to sleep), e.g. ぐっすり眠る; it cannot describe a restaurant.
• 4うっかり means 'carelessly, inadvertently' — describes doing something by mistake, not the state of a place.

• がらがら — empty, nearly vacant (of a venue/place)
• ふらふら — unsteady, dizzy, staggering
• ぐっすり — soundly (sleeping)
• うっかり — carelessly, inadvertently
• 店内てんない — inside the store/restaurant

うわさ means 'rumor.' The sentence says 'I heard a rumor that Takata-san is moving, but I wonder if it's true.' The pattern「～といううわさを聞いた」(heard a rumor that ~) is natural, and the follow-up「本当かどうか気になる」(wondering whether it's true) is exactly what you'd say about a rumor.

• 2宣伝 (せんでん) means 'advertising, promotion' — this is deliberate commercial publicity, not something you 'hear' and wonder about its truth.
• 3うそ means 'lie' — a lie is a deliberate falsehood; you wouldn't normally say you 'heard a lie' and then wonder if it's true. The nuance is wrong.
• 4冗談 (じょうだん) means 'joke' — while you might hear a joke, the pattern「～という冗談を聞いた」is unnatural here, and wondering whether a joke is 'true' doesn't fit the context.

• うわさ — rumor, gossip
• 宣伝せんでん — advertising, promotion
• うそ — lie
• 冗談じょうだん — joke
• 引っ越す（ひっこす） — to move (house/residence)
• 気きになる — to be curious/concerned about

「かがやいて」is the te-form of 輝く（かがやく）, meaning 'to shine, sparkle, gleam.' The sentence means 'The surface of the water is shining/sparkling.' Option 4, 光って（ひかって）, is the te-form of 光る（ひかる）'to shine,' which is the closest in meaning.

• 1止まって（とまって）is the te-form of 止まる 'to stop.' Water stopping does not match 'shining.'
• 2揺れて（ゆれて）is the te-form of 揺れる 'to sway, waver.' This describes movement, not brightness.
• 3汚れて（よごれて）is the te-form of 汚れる 'to become dirty.' This is the opposite idea of something sparkling.

• 輝かがやく — to shine, sparkle, gleam
• 光ひかる — to shine, glow
• 揺ゆれる — to sway, waver
• 汚よごれる — to become dirty

「がっかりした」is the past tense of がっかりする, meaning 'to be disappointed, let down.' The sentence means 'When I heard the news, I was very disappointed.' Option 1, 残念だと思った（ざんねんだとおもった）'thought it was regrettable/disappointing,' is the closest paraphrase.

• 2うれしかった means 'was happy/glad' — the opposite of being disappointed.
• 3驚いた（おどろいた）means 'was surprised.' Surprise is not the same as disappointment.
• 4安心した（あんしんした）means 'was relieved, felt reassured' — also opposite in feeling to disappointment.

• がっかりする — to be disappointed, let down
• 残念ざんねんだ — regrettable, disappointing
• 驚おどろく — to be surprised
• 安心あんしんする — to be relieved, feel at ease

「当然（とうぜん）」means 'naturally, as a matter of course, of course.' The sentence means 'Of course I had anxieties about my study-abroad life.' Option 3, もちろん 'of course, naturally,' is the closest synonym.

• 1いろいろ means 'various, all kinds of.' It describes quantity/variety, not the naturalness/certainty that 当然 conveys.
• 2少し（すこし）means 'a little, slightly.' This describes amount, not the 'of course' nuance.
• 4いつも means 'always.' This refers to frequency, not the 'naturally/of course' meaning.

• 当然とうぜん — naturally, as a matter of course, of course
• もちろん — of course, naturally
• 不安ふあん — anxiety, uneasiness, worry

「あまりました」is the past tense of 余る（あまる）, meaning 'to be left over, to remain (after use).' The sentence means 'There was leftover food from the party.' Option 1, 多すぎて残りました（おおすぎてのこりました）'there was too much and it was left over,' correctly captures this meaning.

• 2少し足りませんでした（すこしたりませんでした）means 'there was slightly not enough' — the opposite of having leftovers.
• 3とてもおいしかったです means 'it was very delicious.' This describes taste, not quantity/leftovers.
• 4そんなにおいしくなかったです means 'it wasn't that delicious.' Again about taste, not about food being left over.

• 余あまる — to be left over, to remain (unused)
• 残のこる — to remain, be left behind
• 足たりる — to be sufficient, be enough

「横断禁止（おうだんきんし）」is a compound of 横断 'crossing (a street/area)' + 禁止 'prohibition.' It means 'crossing prohibited.' The sentence means 'Crossing is prohibited here.' Option 2, 渡ってはいけません（わたってはいけません）'you must not cross,' is the closest paraphrase.

• 1座ってはいけません（すわってはいけません）means 'you must not sit down.' This is unrelated to crossing.
• 3走ってはいけません（はしってはいけません）means 'you must not run.' Running is not the same as crossing.
• 4入ってはいけません（はいってはいけません）means 'you must not enter.' Entering is different from crossing a street/area.

• 横断おうだん — crossing (a street, road, etc.)
• 禁止きんし — prohibition, ban
• 渡わたる — to cross (a street, bridge, river)