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► 代名詞
其処ら  [(2)そこら]  [coll]  [sarcastic]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ これはそこらの安物とは違う ⇨ This one is not like the cheapo stuff you see regularly  (☛ Literally means “there”, but it does not refer to any particular place)

そんじょ其処ら  [そんじょそこら]  [coll]  [sarcastic]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 4
☆ はそんじょそこらの金持ちとは次元違う ⇨ He is at a totally different level with ordinary rich people you can find anywhere  (☛ Literally means “there”, but it does not refer to any particular place)

► 動詞
有り触れる  [(4)ありふれる]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ この発想はごく有り触れている ⇨ The concept of this story is pretty ordinary, commonplace  (☛ Usually about inanimate things)

► 名詞
  [(2)なみ]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ 並のではかないえ ⇨ An idea ordinary people will never think of
☆ 並のではにはてない ⇨ You can’t beat him with ordinary skills

凡人  [ぼんじん]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 3
☆ 凡人にはかない発想 ⇨ An idea ordinary people cannot come up with  (☛ An ordinary, average, person with no special talents)

► 形容動詞
一般  [いっぱん]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 1
☆ 一般のはしない発想 ⇨ Ideas ordinary people won’t come up with

人並み  [ひとなみ]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ は人並みの生活出来れば十だと思っている ⇨ He thinks a life of an average person is enough for him  (☛ Literally means “at people level”)
☆ 彼女は人並みに結婚してみたかった ⇨ She wanted to get married like everybody else does  (☛ Literally means “at people level”)

平凡  [へいぼん]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ 平凡な ⇨ An ordinary person. An average-Joe
☆ は平凡なせで充分です ⇨ Mediocre happiness is good enough for me
☆ 自分は平凡だと痛感した ⇨ I acutely felt that I was just ordinary, mediocre

滅多  [(1)めった]  [coll]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 2
☆ は滅多なことではかない ⇨ Ordinary things won’t surprise him. It will take something extraordinary to surprise him

在り来たり  [ありきたり]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 3
☆ ありきたりの発想では解決出来ない問題 ⇨ A problem you can’t solve with ordinary ideas

並大抵  [なみたいてい]    meaning:  ordinary  rank: 3
☆ 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  (☛ The level anybody can and will do)