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方, ほう
1. direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction)
often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.
2. side (of an argument, etc.), one's part
3. type, category
4. field (of study, etc.)
5. indicates one side of a comparison, method, manner, means
その少年はカーブの投げ方を知っている。
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様, 方, 状, さま
Suffix, Honorific or respectful, after a person's name (or position, etc.)
1. Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.
See お粗末さまでした, Polite, usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
3. state, situation, appearance, manner
ざまあ見ろ。
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方, かた
also ほう
1. direction, way
Honorific or respectful
2. person, lady, gentleman
Noun, used as a suffix
3. method of, manner of, way of
4. care of ...
also がた
5. person in charge of ...
その少年はカーブの投げ方を知っている。
方, がた
Suffix, Honorific or respectful, pluralizing suffix
1. Sirs, Mesdames
also かた
2. around (the time that, etc.), about
その少年はカーブの投げ方を知っている。
辺, 方, へ, べ, え
Only へ, Only べ, Archaism
1. surrounding area
2. shore (of the sea)
Suffix, esp. え,べ
3. suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
正方形には四つの辺がある。
一方, いっぽう
1. one (esp. of two), the other, one way, the other way, one direction, the other direction, one side, the other side, one party, the other party
Conjunction, See 他方・2
2. on the one hand, on the other hand
3. whereas, although, but at the same time, meanwhile, in turn
Noun, used as a suffix, Adverb, after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
4. just keeps, being inclined to ..., tending to be ..., tending to do ..., continuously ..., just keeps on ...ing, only
床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。
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方針, ほうしん
1. policy, course, plan (of action), principle
See 磁針, orig. meaning
2. magnetic needle
方針は２つの意見の間をあれこれとぐらついた。
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地方, ちほう
1. district, region, area, locality
Antonym: 中央・ちゅうおう・2
2. the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
Imperial Army jargon
3. civilian society
その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。
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地方, じかた
See 立方・たちかた・2
1. person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance)
2. person singing ballads (in noh)
3. coast (esp. as seen from the water), shore
Archaism
4. the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area
その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。
見方, みかた
1. viewpoint, point of view
esp. 〜の見方
2. way of understanding, way of appreciating, how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule)
彼はいつも彼女の見方をする。
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方向, ほうこう
1. direction, orientation, bearing, way
2. course (e.g. of action)
チーズの棚はどちらの方向にありますか。
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行方, 行くえ, 行衛, ゆくえ
1. (one's) whereabouts
2. destination, where one is headed
3. outcome, course (of events), development, direction, tide
4. future, journey ahead
容疑者の行方はまだ分からない。
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北方, ほっぽう
May take 'no'
1. the north, northward, northern direction
2. northern part (e.g. of a country), northern district
北海道は仙台の北方にある。
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あり方, 在り方, 有り方, ありかた
1. the way something ought to be
2. the (current) state of things, how things are
ヒートアイランド現象の実体解析と対策のあり方について。
味方, 身方, 御方, みかた
May take 'no', Antonym: 敵・てき・1
1. friend, ally, supporter
Takes suru
2. taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up
私は民主主義の味方だ。
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使い方, 遣い方, つかいかた
way to use something, treatment, management (of help)
人類だけが火の使い方を知っている。
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仕方がない, 仕方が無い, し方がない, しかたがない
Expression
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
彼を待つより仕方がない。
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あの方, 彼の方, あのかた
Pronoun, Honorific or respectful
that gentleman, that lady, he, she
あの方たちに大変うれしいです。
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どちらも, 何方も, どっちも
Expression, Usually in kana
1. both
with neg. sentence
2. (not) either
私はそのふたごのどちらも知らない。
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取り方, 撮り方, 採り方, 取方, 撮方, とりかた
way of taking (e.g. photographs), manner of taking, how to take
私は食事のとり方を変えるべきですか。
行方不明, ゆくえふめい
May take 'no'
missing (of a person), lost, unaccounted for, whereabouts unknown
３人が依然行方不明です。
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仕方ない, 仕方無い, しかたない
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
パーティーが待ち遠しくて仕方ない。
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あちこち, 彼方此方, あちらこちら, あっちこっち, かなたこなた, あなたこなた, アチコチ
Adverb, Pronoun, Usually in kana
1. here and there, all around, everywhere, throughout, all over
Only あちこち, Only あちらこちら, Only あっちこっち, Only アチコチ, Takes suru
2. to get things in the wrong order (back to front), to become muddled up
あちこちでそれを捜した。
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解決方法, かいけつほうほう
way of solving (a problem), solution
一度話し合いをすれば、お互いに満足のいく解決方法を見つけられると思います。
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