ordinary; common
doing nothing
「直」 has other readings with different meanings.
earnestly; immediately; exactly
soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
direct
Atai (post-Taika reform hereditary title often given to regional administrators)
straightness
彼は直な人間として知られる。
He is known as an ordinary person.
直な感覚を大切にして判断している。
I value ordinary senses.
直なやり方で問題を解決した。
I solved the problem in an ordinary way.