~一方
〜ippou
Formation
Verb-casual + 一方(で), い-Adjective + 一方(で), な-Adjective + な/である一方(で), Noun + である一方(で)
Indicates that while one action or situation is happening, another action or situation is also occurring or is in contrast.
When to use
一方(で): while X, on the other side Y; two sides of a situation.
Explanation
The ~一方 grammar point is used to express that while one action or situation is taking place, another is occurring at the same time or in contrast. The clauses connected by 一方 often show simultaneous actions, opposing characteristics, or parallel developments.
Example sentences
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While technology advances, life is getting busier.
Gijutsu ga shinka suru ippou, seikatsu ga isogashiku natte iru.
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While my Japanese improves, I feel like my English ability is declining.
Nihongo ga joutatsu suru ippou, eigo-ryoku ga sagatte iru ki ga suru.
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While this dish is delicious, it’s a bit expensive.
Kono ryouri wa oishii ippou, chotto takai desu.
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While he is kind, he also has a strict side.
Kare wa yasashii ippou, kibishii men mo aru.
Contrast (Toward / In Contrast To)
Corpus examples (19)
インターネットを使って異国語を学ぶものがいる一方、一日1$以下で暮らし自国語さえ読めないものがいる。
While there are some people who use the Internet to learn foreign languages, there are others, living on less than a dollar a day, who cannot even read their own language.
一部の住民が様子見の態度を取る一方で他の者は大洪水に備えた。
Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
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Distrust of the Social Insurance Agency and the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare just keeps getting stronger.
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.
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Prices go on rising.
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I appreciated her kindness, while I feel it burdensome.
コミュニケーションの方法が多種にわたって増加する一方で人間関係が希薄なものになりつつある。まさに本末転倒だ。
As all kinds of communication methods are proliferating, human relationships are weakening. This is a perfect example of mistaking means for ends.
今年の夏は少雨による水不足が懸念される一方で、局地的なゲリラ豪雨は昨年の3.5倍になるとの予想も出ている。
On one hand, water shortages are expected this summer because of lower rainfall, but on the other hand, large rainstorms are 3.5 times more likely locally than last year.
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The population just keeps growing and growing.
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The mystery continues to deepen.
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Things are only going to get worse.
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The cold just grows stronger.
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The cost of living is rising.
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The cost of dentures continues to rise.
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The mystery deepens.
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I keep saying I'll read them later, but they just keep piling up.
多くの人がドロップシッピングを利益のある環境だと考えている一方で、私はそれを非倫理的だと考えています。
While many people consider dropshipping to be a profitable environment, I consider it to be unethical.
スーパー等の量販店に押され、魚屋や八百屋といった昔ながらの店は減る一方だ。
Traditional stores, such as greengrocers and fishmongers, are becoming less and less popular due to the rise of supermarkets and other mass retailers.
僕はスーザンに謝ろうと電話したのに、彼女ときたら一方的に電話を切っちゃったんだ。
I called Susan to apologize to her, but she hung up on me.