並大抵|なみたいていnamitaitei[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjective, na-adjectiveordinary; average; run-of-the-millusu. with neg. sentence
   このような苦くるしい時ときには、並なみたいていのことでは、会社かいしゃの赤字あかじをなくすことはできない。↗

   In hard times like this, no ordinary effort can get our company out of the red.

• Synonym平凡へいぼんNeutralMediocre, lacking distinction; it works in plain affirmative sentences, while 「並大抵」 is nearly always negative as 「並大抵ではない」, stressing it is no small matter.
• Synonym普通ふつうNeutralThe broadest, most neutral word for normal or average; it carries none of the 'no small matter' emphasis that negative 「並大抵」 has.
• Synonym尋常じんじょうNeutralUsed much like 「並大抵」, typically in the negative 「尋常ではない」; a touch more written in tone.
• Synonym当たり前あたりまえNeutralNatural, a matter of course; stresses that something is only to be expected, with no nuance of effort or hardship.
• Synonym人並みひとなみNeutralOn a level with ordinary people; stresses reaching an average standard and is often used affirmatively.
• Synonym凡庸ぼんようNeutralMediocre, lacking any outstanding quality; pejorative, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Synonym凡ぼんNeutralAn adverb meaning roughly or on the whole; stresses approximate degree, and with a negation it can work like 「全然」 ('not at all').
• Synonym平均的へいきんてきNeutralAverage in the statistical sense; stresses being at the mean level, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• SynonymありきたりNeutralRun-of-the-mill, the same old thing; stresses lack of novelty, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Synonym凡常ぼんじょうWrittenWritten/formal prose and fairly rare; plain and ordinary, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Synonym平俗へいぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose; commonplace and banal — said with disdain — or, of writing, plain and easy to understand.
• Synonym凡俗ぼんぞくWrittenWritten/formal prose and pejorative; mediocre or vulgar, also the common run of people; unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related世間並みせけんなみNeutralOn a par with people in general; stresses conforming to the average standard, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• RelatedありふれたNeutralThe prenominal form of 「ありふれる」; means commonplace and hackneyed, stressing that something is found everywhere.
• Related中位ちゅういNeutralSame word as the entry above; stresses a moderate, middle-of-the-road level.
• Related通俗つうぞくNeutralPopular and geared to the general public; stresses being easy to follow and widespread, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related常識的じょうしきてきNeutralIn line with common sense; stresses reasonableness, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related一般的いっぱんてきNeutralGeneral or widespread; neutral and objective, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related正常せいじょうNeutralNormal in the sense of free from anything abnormal; says nothing about difficulty, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related決まりきったきまりきったNeutralFixed and formulaic, all the same; stresses unchanging sameness, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related何の変哲もないなんのへんてつもないNeutralA set phrase for something utterly unremarkable, stressing there is nothing special at all; it does not lean on a following negation the way 「並大抵」 does.
• Related尋常一様じんじょういちようWrittenWritten four-character compound for plain and unremarkable; like 「並大抵」, it is frequently negated for emphasis.
• Related中くらいちゅうくらいNeutralMedium in degree; stresses a middle level with no special emphasis, and unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Related十人並みじゅうにんなみNeutralColloquial; average in looks or ability, said mostly of appearance; unlike 「並大抵」 it is not typically used with a negation.
• Antonym格別かくべつNeutralThe antonym: particular, special, exceptional; stands opposite the ordinary sense of 「並大抵」.
• Antonym並大抵ではないNeutralThe antonym phrase: extraordinary, far from easy — in fact the most common way 「並大抵」 itself is used.

Use 「並大抵」 for the ordinary, average degree of things; it is almost always negative — 「並大抵ではない」 or 「並大抵の努力では〜ない」 — to stress that something is no small matter. For plain 'normal' say 「普通」, for 'ordinary' 「尋常」, for 'mediocre' 「平凡」, and for 'special' 「格別」. 「尋常」 and 「尋常一様」 also lean on a negation for emphasis; most of the other words simply describe sameness, lack of novelty or a middle level and are not typically negated.

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1. （多おおく打ち消うちけしを伴ともない）通常つうじょう考かんがえられること。普通ふつう。尋常じんじょう。平凡へいぼん。