- 方法【ほうほう】 - method, process, manner, way, means, technique 
- 仕方【しかた】 - way, method, means, resource, course 
- 味方【みかた】 - friend, ally, supporter, taking sides (with), supporting, standing by, backing up 
- 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 
- 方向【ほうこう】 - direction, orientation, bearing, way, course (e.g. of action) 
- やり方【やりかた】 - way (of doing), manner, method, means 
- 言い方【いいかた】 - way of saying (something), way of putting it, wording, phrasing, language, expression 
- 両方【りょうほう】 - both, both sides, both parties 
- 一方【ひとかた】 - one person, ordinary, common 
- 行方不明【ゆくえふめい】 - missing (of a person), lost, unaccounted for, whereabouts unknown 
- 行方【ゆくえ】 - (one's) whereabouts, destination, where one is headed, outcome, course (of events), development, direction, tide, future, journey ahead 
- あなた方【あなたがた】 - you (plural) 
- 地方【ちほう】 - district, region, area, locality, the country, countryside, the provinces, rural area, civilian society 
- 片方【かたほう】 - one side, one party, the other side, the other party, one (of a pair), the other (one), the mate, the fellow 
- 考え方【かんがえかた】 - way of thinking 
- 生き方【いきかた】 - way of life, how to live 
- 方々【かたがた】 - people, (all) persons, everyone, ladies and gentlemen, you (usu. plural) 
- 夕方【ゆうがた】 - evening, dusk 
- 使い方【つかいかた】 - way of using (something), way to use, how to use, usage, use, way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.), way of treating, treatment, management 
- 方針【ほうしん】 - policy, course, plan (of action), principle, magnetic needle