► 名詞
並 [(2)なみ] meaning: ordinary rank: 2
☆ 並の人では思い付かない考え ⇨ An idea ordinary people will never think of
☆ 並の力では彼には勝てない ⇨ You can’t beat him with ordinary skills
並 [(2)なみ] meaning: regular rank: 2
☆ ラーメン並一つ御願いします ⇨ One regular-portion ramen, please
More examples:
- 彼は人並みの生活が出来れば十分だと思っている ⇨ He thinks a life of an average person is enough for him
- 御手並み拝見（させて頂きます） ⇨ Allow me to check your skills. Let me see what you’ve got
- 日本人は歯並びの悪い人が多い ⇨ Many Japanese have bad teeth (alignments)
- 古い町並みには独特の趣がある ⇨ The old townscape has a unique atmosphere
- 名前はあいうえお順に並んでいる ⇨ The names are sorted by alphabetical order
- 日本のサッカーは未だ世界の一流と肩を並べる所までは来ていない ⇨ Japanese football is not yet at the same shoulder height, level, with the best of the world
- 彼は人並み外れて力が強い ⇨ He is extraordinarily strong
- 巨人と阪神は70勝で首位に並んだ ⇨ Giants and Tigers are tied as leaders with 70 wins each
- 世界広しと言えども彼に並ぶ者はいない ⇨ You say the world is big, yet nobody is as good as him
- 並大抵の努力では世界一にはなれない ⇨ You can’t be the world’s best with ordinary efforts
- コロナ禍でお店は軒並み閉店だ ⇨ Stores are all closed because of the pandemic
- 名前はあいうえお順に並べてある ⇨ The names are sorted by alphabetical order
- 並列回路 ⇨ Parallel circuits
- 外には順番待ちの人達がずらっと並んでいる ⇨ Outside there are a lot of people lined up waiting for their turns
- 実力で彼に並ぶ者はいない ⇨ Nobody is on the same level with him in ability. He is peerless