Word

方、状
さま
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation; appearance
Word

かた
direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")
Word

ほう
direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way; method; manner; means; length (of each side of a square)
Word

suf
がた
honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people); around (the time that, etc.); about
Word

へ、べ、え
surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
Word

地方

ちほう
district; region; area; locality; the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area
Word

一方

いっぽう
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; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn; just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
Word

一方

ひとかた
one person; (often in negative form) ordinary; common
Word

方法

ほうほう
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
Word

方式

ほうしき
form; method; system; formula