一方

いっぽう

• Noun

  common 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
  1. on the one hand; on the other hand.

     See also 他方 .

  2. whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn.

• Noun / Suffix noun

  adverbial noun
  1. (after noun, adjective-stem or plain verb) just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only.