Translation guide
Expresses doing something in the opposite direction, orientation, or manner. Covers physical reversal, inverted order, and metaphorical 'the other way around'.
To face, move, or turn in the opposite physical direction.
Literally 'opposite direction'. Used for movement, facing, or orientation.
He started walking the other way.
Sorry, I went the wrong way.
Synonym for 'opposite direction', slightly more formal.
The wind is blowing from the other way.
Casual 'that way' (over there). Often used with 行く or 向く.
The station is the other way.
Facing the opposite way, often for objects or static orientation.
The sign is facing the other way.
To do something in the opposite order, or to reverse a process.
In the opposite order. Use when steps or items are reversed.
I did the steps the other way around.
To reverse something. Flexible and common.
Please reverse the order.
Colloquial for 'inside out', 'upside down', or 'the wrong way round'. Often implies a mistake.
To state that the opposite relationship is true, e.g., 'A causes B, not the other way around'.
Pattern for 'A is B, not the other way around'. Replace A and B with nouns.
Demand doesn't determine supply; it's the other way around.
Literally 'rather, it's the opposite'. Used to correct a statement.
Adverb meaning 'conversely' or 'on the contrary'. Can imply 'the other way around'.
To deliberately ignore something, often unethical.
The phrase 'the other way' is not the same as 'another way' (別の方法). Use 別の方法 (べつのほうほう) for alternative methods, not 逆方向.
靴があべこべだよ。
Your shoes are on the wrong feet.
He didn't help me; it was the other way around.
I thought I'd be scolded, but it was the other way around—I was praised.