文法: Grammar a Day - Level 2 [ 一方だ (ippouda) ]

一方だ (ippouda) - increasing tendency


--- Examples ---
携帯電話を使う人の数は増える一方です
the number of people with mobile phones is increasing.

本屋で英語関係の本を見つけると、次々に買っていますが、読まずにいるので、溜まる一方です。
I always buy the English-language books I come across at bookstores. But
since I never read them, all they do is pile up.

物価は上がる一方だ。
Prices go on rising.

--- Comments ---
It's a bit stronger than that I think. Implies it's 'up all the way' 'no
sign of slowing / switching direction' etc. (contributor: Amatuka)

is the usage always vb(る)+一方? (contributor: EvilKyra)

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