mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
corvee; taxes in kind or service (ritsuryo system)
appointment; assignment; promotion
mediocre; inferior; commonplace; foolish; stupid
ordinary and ignorant; mediocre and stupid