味方 みかた friend; ally; supporter n adj-no taking sides with; supporting; standing by; backing up n vs Beginner II ➥
方 かた ほう がた direction; way n person; lady; gentleman n hon method of; manner of; way of n n-suf care of ... n-suf person in charge of ... n-suf side (e.g. "on my mother's side") n-suf direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) n side (of an argument, etc.); one's part n type; category n field (of study, etc.) n indicates one side of a comparison n way; method; manner; means n length (of each side of a square) n Sirs; Mesdames suf hon around (the time that, etc.); about suf Beginner II ➥
一方 いっぽう ひとかた 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 n on the one hand; on the other hand conj whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn conj just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only n-adv n-suf one person n hon ordinary; common adj-na Beginner II ➥