N3 Vocabulary · Test 73

ふくしゅう means 'review (studying again what one learned).' The correct kanji is 復習: 復 (again/return) + 習 (learn/practice). Together they mean 'to review/study again,' which fits the context perfectly.

• 2複習 uses 複 (complex/duplicate) instead of 復 (again). 複 is used in words like 複雑 (complex) or 複数 (multiple), not in 復習.
• 3練習 is read れんしゅう, not ふくしゅう. It means 'practice,' which is a related but different concept and does not match the reading.
• 4錬習 is not a standard word. 錬 is used in words like 錬金術 (alchemy) or 鍛錬 (tempering/training), but 錬習 does not exist as a compound.

• 復習ふくしゅう — review (studying again what was learned)
• 復ふく — again, return
• 習しゅう — learn, practice

The sentence means 'I don't know the answer to the quiz, so please give me a ( ).' ヒント means 'hint.' When you can't figure out a quiz answer, you ask for a hint: ヒントをください.

• 1サイン means 'signature / autograph.' This has nothing to do with solving a quiz.
• 3ルール means 'rule.' Rules don't help you find a specific answer.
• 4サンプル means 'sample.' A sample is an example of a product or item, not a clue for a quiz answer.

• ヒント — hint; clue
• サイン — signature; autograph
• ルール — rule
• サンプル — sample; example

なつかしく (懐かしく) means 'nostalgically' or 'with fond longing.' The sentence describes looking at old photos and fondly remembering playing in the park as a child — a classic nostalgic situation. The pattern なつかしくなった ('became nostalgic') fits perfectly with seeing old photos and reminiscing about childhood.

• 2うらやましく (羨ましく) means 'enviously.' You would use this when you want something someone else has, which doesn't fit the context of remembering your own childhood memories.
• 3くやしく (悔しく) means 'regretfully' or 'with frustration.' This expresses frustration at a failure or loss, not the warm feeling of looking back at old photos.
• 4はずかしく (恥ずかしく) means 'embarrassingly' or 'shyly.' There is nothing embarrassing about remembering playing in a park as a child.

• 懐なつかしい — nostalgic; longing for the past
• 羨うらましい — envious; jealous
• 悔くやしい — frustrating; regretful
• 恥はずかしい — embarrassing; shy

代金 (だいかん) means 'the price to be paid' or 'the charge for goods/services.' The sentence says 'Please pay for the goods at a bank within one week.' 代金 is the standard word for the money owed for a purchased item, and お支払いください ('please pay') directly calls for 代金 as its object.

• 1現金 (げんきん) means 'cash.' While cash is a method of payment, you don't 'pay cash at a bank' in this sentence structure — the sentence asks you to pay the amount owed, not to pay cash itself.
• 2値段 (ねだん) means 'price' in the sense of the listed or asking price of an item. You don't 'pay a price at a bank'; you pay the charge/fee (代金).
• 4価値 (かち) means 'value' in an abstract or economic sense. You don't 'pay the value of the goods at a bank.'

• 代金だいかん — charge; payment for goods/services
• 現金げんきん — cash
• 値段ねだん — price (listed/asking price)
• 価値かち — value; worth

しつこく (執拗く) means 'persistently' or 'obstinately,' describing someone who won't take no for an answer. The sentence says 'I've refused many times, but he keeps asking me and it's troubling me.' The fact that he continues despite repeated refusals is exactly what しつこく captures.

• 2きびしく (厳しく) means 'strictly' or 'severely.' This describes rules, discipline, or criticism, not someone repeatedly making a request.
• 3こまかく (細かく) means 'in detail' or 'finely.' Asking in detail doesn't convey the annoyance of repeated requests after being refused.
• 4くわしく (詳しく) means 'in detail' or 'thoroughly.' Like こまかく, this describes the manner of explanation, not the persistence of repeated requests.

• 執拗しつこい — persistent; obstinate; won't give up
• 厳きびしい — strict; severe
• 細こまかい — detailed; fine; small
• 詳くわしい — detailed; knowledgeable

自動的 (じどうてき) means 'automatic.' The sentence describes hallway lights that turn on by themselves when someone passes, without pressing a switch — this is the definition of an automatic sensor light. 自動的につきます ('turns on automatically') is the natural and correct expression.

• 1機械的 (きかいてき) means 'mechanical' or 'machine-like,' often used for rigid, unfeeling behavior or mechanical processes. While the light involves a machine, the key point is that it operates by itself without human action — that's 'automatic,' not 'mechanical.'
• 3積極的 (せっきょくてき) means 'proactive' or 'positive/active,' used for people's attitudes or approaches. A light cannot be 'proactive.'
• 4間接的 (かんせつてき) means 'indirect.' The light turning on when someone passes is a direct response, not an indirect one.

• 自動的じどうてき — automatic
• 機械的きかいてき — mechanical; machine-like
• 積極的せっきょくてき — proactive; positive
• 間接的かんせつてき — indirect