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Verb + 一方だ
Verb + 一方で + Phrase
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About 一方だ
一方 is a noun that is often seen after verbs, in order to convey the meaning of 'more and more (A)', 'continuing to (A)', or 'getting (A)er and (A)er'.
一方 will be paired with the auxiliary verb だ (at the end of sentences), or で, だ's conjunctive form when it will be followed by some sort of explanation.
As the literal meaning of 一方 is 'single direction', it may be used with things that are increasing, decreasing, intensifying, or weakening, so long as the shift is all in a single direction.
Caution
一方 may only be used with verbs that express some kind of change, as 一方 itself does not express change, just a continuing direction.
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災害は増える一方です。
More and more disasters happen.
会社の財政は厳しくなる一方だ。
The financial situation of the company continues to get more and more strict.
うちの町の人口は減る一方だ。
The population of my town keeps on decreasing.
このままだと借金が増える一方だ。
If I keep going on like this, my debts will continue to increase.
残念ながらこんな事件が増える一方だ。
Unfortunately, there are more and more cases like these.
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