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一方
ippou
JLPT N2
Edit  Amatuka
いっぽう
Meaning
on the other hand, on the other side, one-way
It's one-way traffic only on this street.
Edit  Amatuka
Formation
See also
Phrases
そのいっぽうでないせいようそはなく、きほんてきにてもちのせんりょくとスペルのみでてきをくちくしていくひつようがある。
The other side of which is that there is no resource management element, basically you have to destroy your enemies with the fighting power and spells you have to hand.
Edit  #419 Amatuka
そのいっぽうで,ネットワークをとりまくあらたなもんだいをうみだしています.
On the other hand, there are new problems that spring up in the network environment..
Edit  #605 Amatuka, bamboo4
しかし、そのいっぽう、らてんごはそのときまでに「しご」となっていた。
But, then again , Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.
Edit  #4577 Miki
そのしごとはあまりおもしろくなかったが、そのいっぽうできゅうよはよかった。
That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.
Edit  #4578 Miki
コミュニケーションのほうほうがたしゅにわたってぞうかするいっぽうで、にんげんかんけいがきはくなものになりつつある。まさにほんまつてんとうだ。
The interpersonal relationship is becoming thin while the method of communications increases over many kinds. It is mistaking the means for the end exactly.
Edit  #4579 Miki
ジョンはがっこうでいっしょうけんめいべんきょうした。いっぽういえではははのしごとをてつだった。
John studied hard at school, while at home he helped his mother with her work.
Edit  #4580 Miki
いっぽう、アメリカじんはおおきなせいこうをゆめみて、きけんをおかすけいこうがつよい。
Americans, on the other hand , are more likely to take chances in the hope of achieving great success.
Edit  #4581 Miki
いっぽうでわれわれはだいそんがいをこうむったが、たほうそのけいけんからまなんだものもおおきかった。
On the one hand we suffered a heavy loss, but on the other hand we learned a great deal from the experience.
Edit  #4582 Miki
かれらににんのうち、どちらかいっぽうがさきにあやまらなければ、けんかはおわらない。
If one of those two doesn't apologize first, the argument will never end.
Edit  #6064 angelitosh2004
がくげいかいで、こどもたちはにくみにわかれて、いっぽうはうたをうたい、もういっぽうはダンスをおどった。
For the school drama, the children were divided into groups; one group sang and the other danced.
Edit  #6065 angelitosh2004
わたしのしごとはなつはひじょうにいそがしいいっぽう、ふゆはひまになる。
For me in summer seemingly very busy,on the other hand winter i would be free.
Edit  #7186 sureshnihon
にほんはこうぎょうせいひんのゆしゅつこくであるいっぽう、げんざいりょうやのうさんぶつのゆにゅうこくでもある。
It is an importing country of the raw material and farm products while Japan is an exporting country of the manufacturing product.
Edit  #7187 sureshnihon
かのじょはじょゆうとしてかつやくするいっぽうで,しんぜんたいしとしてまずしいこどもだちのためにせかいじゅうをまわっている。
She is turning round all over the world as a goodwill ambassador for poor child while taken an active part as an actress.
Edit  #7188 sureshnihon
こくはてんねんしげんがゆたかないっぽうで,それをかつようできるだけのぎじゅつかない。
A country rich in natural resources on the other hand, if not the only technology that can be used.
Edit  #7189 sureshnihon
ちきゅうじょうにはゆたかなひとがいるいっぽうでは、あしたのたべものもないひとがいる。
There is a person who doesn't have tomorrow's food either while there is a rich person on the earth.
Edit  #7190 sureshnihon
いっぽうでわたしはレバーがきらいだが;たほうではレバーはわたしのためによいかもしれない。
On one hand I hate liver, on the other (hand), it might be good for me.
Edit  #8189 karekano
Discussion and comments
一方 seems to be used at the start of sentences whereas [ippoudewa] seems more used to separate two clauses.
dc
This example is a bad one. What does 内政要素はなく mean?
bamboo4
No resource management element :-P
Well, techinically it's "domestic affairs" but in terms of computer wargames the general English equivalent would be "resources management". It's the 'mining / building / training etc, etc.' bit.
your name
I admit it's a nasty example - but you should have seen some of the others.
your name
OK I found a nicer one.
Amatuka
See also 一方では
Amatuka
一方is used when referring to one of two things.
angelitosh2004