Results, *方
- あちら☆・あっち☆・あちobs.《彼方》
pronoun:
- that way (direction distant from both speaker and listener); over there; yonder ➜ 何方【どちら】・此方【こちら】・其方
- that one (something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener); that
- that person (someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener) - あちら is pol.
- there (place distant from both speaker and listener); over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
- 方☆【かた】
noun:
- direction; way - also ほう
- person; lady; gentleman - honorific language
noun / suffix noun:
- method of; manner of; way of
suffix noun:
- care of ...
- person in charge of ... - also がた
- side (e.g. "on my mother's side") - also がた
審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」 I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"
グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。 Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
- あなた☆《貴方・貴女・貴男》
pronoun:
- you (referring to someone of equal or lower status) - 貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males - polite language
- dear (what a wife calls a husband) [貴方・貴男]
- こちら☆・こっち☆・こちobs.《此方》
noun:
- this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction ➜ 何方【どちら】・其方・彼方【あちら】
- here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
- this one (something physically close to the speaker)
pronoun:
- I; me; we; us
- this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
こちらへやってくる少年とその犬をごらんなさい。 Look at the boy and his dog that are coming this way.
塩をこちらへ取ってもらえますか。 Could you pass me the salt, please?
こちらの方がこちらより値段が高い。 This costs more than that.
こちらアヤ、こちらアヤ、応答お願いします。 This is Aya, this is Aya. Please respond.
- 地方★【ちほう】
noun / ~の noun:
- district; region; area; locality
- the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area Antonym: 中央【ちゅうおう】
彼は今年の夏、東北地方を旅行した。 He traveled through the Tohoku district this summer.
その地方は大規模に開発されるだろう。 It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.
- 一方★【いっぽう】
noun:
- 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:
- on the one hand; on the other hand ➜ 他方
- whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
adverbial noun / suffix noun:
- just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only - after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
床は緑色に塗られていたが、一方壁は黄色だった。 The floor was painted green, while the walls were yellow.
しかし、その一方、ラテン語はそのときまでに「死語」となっていた。 But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.
本屋で英語関係の本を見つけると、次々に買ってしまって、読まずにいるので、たまる一方です。 I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But since I never read them, all they do is pile up.
- 方々★【かたがた】方方・方がた
noun:
- they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...) - honorific language
- you (usu. plural) - honorific language
adverb:
- various
貴社の社員の方々にお会いでき、とてもうれしく思いました。 It was a great pleasure for me to meet many associates of your company.
- 味方★【みかた】身方ateji・御方ateji Inflection
noun / ~の noun:
- friend; ally; supporter Antonym: 敵【てき】
noun / ~する noun:
- taking sides with; supporting; standing by; backing up
- 方★【ほう】
noun:
- direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
- side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
- type; category
- field (of study, etc.)
- indicates one side of a comparison
- way; method; manner; means
- length (of each side of a square)
審判の方をちらりと睨むが、審判は涼しい顔して鼻クソをほじっていやがった。「ちくしょう、八百長かよ・・・」 I glared briefly in the referee's direction but he was putting on a calm face while picking his nose. "Dammit, the fight's a fixup!?"
グリーン夫人は、私の子供たちが歌を習っている方ですが、今度の日曜に独唱会を開く予定です。 Mrs. Green, from whom my children have lessons in singing, is to have a recital next Sunday.
- あちこち☆・あちらこちら☆・あっちこっち☆・かなたこなた・あなたこなたobs.《彼方此方》アチコチ Inflection
adverb / pronoun:
- here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over
~する noun:
- to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up [あちこち・あちらこちら・あっちこっち・アチコチ]
- 方々☆【ほうぼう】方方
adverbial noun / noun:
- here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
観光名所をほうぼう訪ね歩いたので、すっかり疲れ果ててしまった。 Visiting all the tourist sights really wore me out.
- 見方★【みかた】
noun:
- viewpoint; point of view
- way of understanding; way of appreciating; how to look at something (e.g. noh, train schedule) - esp. 〜の見方
- 他方★【たほう】
noun / ~の noun:
- 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:
- on the other hand ➜ 一方【いっぽう】
どちらかが他方よりいい、というのではない。 One way is not better than the other.
その仕事はあまりおもしろくなかったが、他方で報酬が良かった。 That job was not very interesting, but on the other hand it was well paid.
- 大方★【おおかた】
noun / ~の noun:
- large part; greater part; majority
- people in general; general public; public at large
adverb:
- mostly; for the most part; almost; nearly
- probably; maybe; perhaps
実のところ、いかなるスピードで移動するにせよ、北極熊は他のおおかたの哺乳動物の2倍のエネルギーを消費する。 In fact, to move at any speed the polar bear uses twice as much energy as do most other mammals.
彼の言っていることの大方に私は同感である。 I am in agreement with most of what he says.
- 平方☆【へいほう】
noun:
- square (e.g. metre)
縦横8フィートの部屋の面積は64平方フィートである。 The area of an 8-foot square room is 64 square feet.
- 様☆【さま】方・状
suffix:
- Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. - after a person's name (or position, etc.) - honorific language
- makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) - usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご- - polite language ➜ お粗末さまでした
noun:
- state; situation; appearance
彼女は王女様になった夢を見た。 She dreamed that she was a princess.
どうもご親切さま。 That's very kind of you.
フラフラと歩き回る様は、あまりにデンジャラスだ。 The way she dizzily moves around is far too dangerous.
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