N3 Vocabulary · Test 78

しばって (from しばる, 'to tie/bind') is correct. The sentence says 'I stacked up unwanted newspapers and magazines, tied them with string, and threw them away.' しばる means to bind or tie things together with a cord or rope. ひもでしばる (tie with string) is the standard collocation for bundling old papers for disposal.

• 2かこんで (from かこむ, 'to surround/enclose') means to surround something. You don't 'surround' newspapers with string; you tie them. ひもでかこむ is unnatural.
• 3しめて (from しめる, 'to tighten/fasten') means to tighten or fasten (e.g., a belt, a lid, a necktie). While it can mean 'fasten,' ひもでしめる typically refers to pulling something tight (like a drawstring), not bundling stacked papers together.
• 4あんで (from あむ, 'to knit/weave') means to knit or weave (e.g., a sweater, fabric). You don't knit newspapers with string; this is completely unrelated to the context.

• しばる — to tie / to bind (together with cord/rope)
• かこむ — to surround / to enclose
• しめる — to tighten / to fasten (a belt, lid, etc.)
• あむ — to knit / to weave
• 重かさねる — to stack / to pile up

キャンセル (cancel) fits perfectly: 'Something urgent came up, so I cancelled the restaurant reservation.' The verb する turns the loanword into an action — 予約をキャンセルする is a very common set phrase.

• 1チェックアウト means 'check out' (e.g., from a hotel). It does not apply to cancelling a restaurant reservation.
• 2カット means 'cut' (e.g., hair cut). It cannot be used with 予約 in this context.
• 4オーバー means 'over / exceeding' (e.g., オーバーな表現 'exaggerated expression'). It does not fit the context of cancelling a reservation.

• キャンセル — cancellation; to cancel (a reservation, plan, etc.)
• 予約よやく — reservation; booking
• 用事ようじ — errand; business; something to attend to

向き (facing direction) is correct: 'My room faces east.' 東向き is a common compound meaning 'east-facing,' describing which direction a room/window faces.

• 1沿い (along, following) is used for things along a river, road, coast, etc. (e.g., 川沿い 'along the river'). It cannot follow a compass direction like 東.
• 3込み (included / crowded) is used in compounds like 手込み or 子供込み, or for crowdedness (e.g., で込む). It does not describe a room's orientation.
• 4建て (built / style of building) is used in compounds like 二階建て 'two-story building.' It describes building style, not facing direction.

• 向むき — facing direction; orientation (e.g., 東向き 'east-facing')
• 沿ぞい — along (a river, road, etc.)
• 建だて — built; -story (building style)

感動 (being moved/touched) is correct: 'When I watched a movie yesterday, I was moved and ended up crying.' 感動して泣く is a natural collocation — being emotionally moved to tears.

• 1歓迎 (welcome) means greeting/receiving someone warmly. It has nothing to do with crying at a movie.
• 2応援 (cheering/supporting) is used for supporting a team or person. It does not cause one to cry at a movie.
• 3期待 (expectation/looking forward to) describes anticipation before an event, not an emotional reaction during it that would cause tears.

• 感動かんどう — being deeply moved/touched (emotionally)
• 歓迎かんげい — welcome; reception
• 応援おうえん — cheering; supporting
• 期待きたい — expectation; looking forward to

うっかり (carelessly, absentmindedly, by mistake) is correct: 'I was in a hurry, so I carelessly got on the wrong bus.' うっかり～てしまう is a classic pattern for doing something unintentionally.

• 1ぴったり means 'exactly, snugly, perfectly' (e.g., ぴったり合う 'fit perfectly'). It is positive/precise, the opposite of making a careless mistake.
• 2ぐっすり means 'soundly (asleep)' (e.g., ぐっすり眠る). It only describes deep sleep and cannot modify getting on a bus.
• 4がっかり means 'disappointed' (e.g., がっかりする). While you might be disappointed after getting on the wrong bus, the sentence describes the cause of the mistake (being in a hurry + carelessness), not the emotional aftermath.

• うっかり — carelessly; absentmindedly; unintentionally
• ぴったり — exactly; snugly; perfectly
• ぐっすり — soundly (asleep)
• がっかり — disappointed; let down

兆し（きざし）means 'sign, indication, omen (of something beginning to happen).' The reading is きざし. The sentence means 'Finally, signs of economic recovery have begun to appear.' 兆し is used for early signs of a change or trend.

• 1しるし is the reading of 印（しるし）or 記し, meaning 'mark, sign, symbol.' While it can mean 'sign,' it refers to a visible mark or token, not an emerging trend or omen like 兆し.
• 2あかし is the reading of 証（あかし）, meaning 'proof, evidence.' This refers to evidence demonstrating something, not an early sign of a developing trend.
• 4ひざし is the reading of 陽射し/日差し, meaning 'sunlight, rays of the sun.' This is a completely different word with different kanji and meaning.

• 兆きざし — sign, indication, omen (of something beginning to appear)
• 印しるし — mark, sign, symbol
• 証あかし — proof, evidence
• 日差ひざし — sunlight, rays of the sun