► 名詞
一方 [(3)いっぽう] meaning: direction rank: 1
☆ 一方通行の道 ⇨ A one-way street (☛ One direction)
☆ 物価は上がる一方だ ⇨ Consumer prices just go up (never go down) (☛ One direction)
一方 [(3)いっぽう] meaning: one rank: 1
☆ 彼は一方の耳が聴こえない ⇨ He cannot hear in one ear
☆ 一方の話だけでは判断出来ない ⇨ You cannot judge from just one side of the story (☛ One side)
☆ 彼は厳しい一方、優しい面もある ⇨ He is very stern on one side, but has a swee side too (☛ One side)
► 接続詞
一方 [(3)いっぽう] meaning: compare rank: 1
☆ 彼はスポーツが苦手だ。一方彼の弟はスポーツが得意だ ⇨ He is not good at sports. On the other hand his little brother is very good at sports
☆ 一方牧場の方では… ⇨ Meanwhile back at the ranch … (☛ Commonly used in narrating stories)
More examples:
- 謎は深まる一方だ ⇨ The mystery is getting deeper and deeper
- この道は一方通行だ ⇨ This is a one-way street
- 彼等は防戦一方だった ⇨ They were totally on the defensive
- 彼は自分の主張を一方的にまくし立てた ⇨ He kept ranting his side of the story
- 彼等は何の打合せも無しに一方的に決めた ⇨ They decided unilaterally without any discussion
- 富裕層と貧困層の経済格差は広がる一方だ ⇨ The economic gap between the riches and the poors keep widening
- 世界の電力需要は増大する一方だ ⇨ The demand of electrical power keeps rising in the world
- 彼が一方的に決めた ⇨ He decided unilaterally