► 動詞
並ぶ [ならぶ] meaning: arrange rank: 1
☆ 名前はあいうえお順に並んでいる ⇨ The names are sorted by alphabetical order
並べる [ならべる] meaning: arrange rank: 1
☆ 名前はあいうえお順に並べてある ⇨ The names are sorted by alphabetical order
☆ 私達は会場に椅子を並べた ⇨ We arranged chairs in the conference hall
並ぶ [ならぶ] meaning: line up rank: 1
☆ 彼等は一列に並んだ ⇨ They lined up in a queue
並べる [ならべる] meaning: list rank: 1
☆ 彼は色々と言い訳を並べた ⇨ He listed up all kinds of excuses. He made all kinds of excuses one after another
並ぶ [ならぶ] meaning: match rank: 1
☆ 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 (☛ Be at the same level, position, etc.)
☆ 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 (☛ Be at the same level, position, etc.)
並み居る [(3)なみいる] [liter] meaning: gather rank: 4
☆ 彼は並み居る強敵を倒して優勝した ⇨ He beat all the strong rivals and won the championship
並べ立てる [(5)ならべたてる] meaning: list rank: 4
☆ 彼は理屈を並べ立てて自分を正当化しようとした ⇨ He listed out all the logics to justify himself (☛ Always negative)
► 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
► 接続詞
並びに [ならびに] [liter] meaning: also rank: 3
☆ お客様には役員並びに社員一同、心から御礼申し上げます ⇨ The management and employees all sincerely thank our customers