mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

appointment; assignment; promotion

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; middle path

the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

Historical term

tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period); tax in kind

よう only; Obsolete term

mediocrity

dependency; vassal state

mediocre talent

Historical term

corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryō system)

mediocrity; imbecility

Rare term

mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid

common man