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5 exact word matches found in search '方'
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noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
1. surrounding area  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
2. shore (of the sea)  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
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suffix
1. honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
2. around (the time that, etc.); about  (also かた)
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2
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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94 words found beginning with '方'
0
noun
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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0
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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0
noun
objective; plan; policy
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dialect  (linguistics terminology)
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3
noun, noun (suffix)
1. direction; district; area
noun
2. field (e.g. of study)
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2
noun
1. they (of people); gentlemen (of the ...)  (honorific)
2. you (usu. plural)  (honorific)
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0
noun
form; method; system; formula
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0
noun
direction; way; compass point
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3
noun
1. equation; formula
2. method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
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Most common form: ほうがいい
expression, 'i' adjective
(after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb)  (see also: した方がいい)
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917 words found containing '方' in any position
5
Most common form: よもやま話
noun
talk about various topics
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3 0
noun
1. three sides
2. small offering stand
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0
Most common form: 夕がた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
evening; dusk  (see also: 明け方)
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0
noun
1. (one's) whereabouts
2. outcome
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0
noun
way; method; means; resource; course
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0
noun
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
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3
noun
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
2. on the one hand; on the other hand  (see also: 他方)
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faraway; far-off
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0
noun
1. direction; orientation; bearing; way
2. course (e.g. of action)
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friend; ally; supporter
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