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Meaning

1. suf
   Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms
2. suf
   makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
3. n
   state; situation; appearance; manner
4. n
   mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
5. suf
   -ways; -wards
6. suf
   in the act of ...; just as one is ...
7. suf
   manner of ...; way of ...
8. n-sufn
   appearing ...; looking ...
9. n-sufn
   way to ...; method of ...ing
10. n-sufn
    form; style; design
11. n-sufn
    like; similar to
12. n
    thing (thought or spoken)

Example sentences

• 私はいつも不思議な性格の方が好きだった。

  I always liked mysterious characters more.

• 私はなぜか夜の方が元気だ。

  For some reason I feel more alive at night.

• 一戸建より共同住宅に住む世帯の増加率の方が高い。

  The rate of increase in households is higher for apartment houses than for individual houses.