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Taken from <https://japanesetest4you.com/japanese-language-proficiency-test-
jlpt-n1-listening-exercise-6/>, question 4. Select the most appropriate
response:

では、そろそろ新年会もこの辺でお開きにしましょうか。

  1. ああ、この場所がいいですね。

  2. そうですね。もう遅いですし。

  3. 皆さんおそろいなので、まず乾杯しましょう。

The correct answer is 2. But I'm not sure why 1 doesn't also make sense, since
the first speaker uses 「この辺で」.

Why would the first speaker use 「この辺で」? Translated literally, "Let's get the
New Year's party started around here soon" sounds a bit odd. Is there a
colloquial usage I'm not familiar with?
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JLPT N1 practice question: Usage of この辺で
Firstly, お開きにしましょう means "let's wrap it up" not "let's get started."

I guess you can kind of think of it as the people are going to spread out and
move away. I'm not sure of the full etymology.

Therefore #2 is the most appropriate, and #3 would be the complete opposite.

Option #1 would be kind of a strange interaction.

> A: "Let's wrap things up now"
>
> B: "Yes this is a good location"

この辺 can also mean "now" or "at this point" temporally. Words like ここ and そこ
can also be used for time.
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