Describes something plain, normal, or unremarkable. Often used in the adverbial form 直に (なおに) meaning 'as usual' or 'ordinarily'.
Return to ordinary life.
Used in expressions like 直でいる (to be idle) or 直に過ごす (to spend time doing nothing).
I spent today doing nothing.
In classical Japanese, 直 was used to mean 'straight'.
He ordinarily gets up early in the morning.
暇 is the common, neutral word for having free time or being idle, while 直 expresses idleness in an old-fashioned, literary way.
correction; rectification · mending; repair
obedient; docile; meek · honest; frank; upfront · straight (hair) · unaffected; natural; neat
review; reconsideration; revision
redoing; doing over again
be fixed; be repaired; get mended · return to normal; recover; improve · be corrected; be put right; be rectified · be cured; get over; come right · sit properly · be promoted; rise in rank · have one's crimes forgiven
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 直 is conventionally associated with meanings of straightness and directness, which extended to 'ordinary' and 'idle' in Japanese.
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
rematch; do-over; retake
recovery; restoration; comeback
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again · starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
restating; restatement; rephrasing
fix; repair; correct; restore; straighten; tidy up; revive · change; alter; convert; translate · put back; put away · cure; heal · move up; promote · redo; do over again
straight; upright
as you were!
post-ritual feast; communal consumption of offerings
straight; direct · ordinary; common · obedient; meek; gentle; calm
do over; redo; remake; resume
gods of restoration; purifying deities
recasting
changing clothes (of bride or groom during wedding reception)
re-coating; repainting; respraying