direction / person / alternative

direction, way, side / more so (preceded by ～の, often followed by ～が)

way, method (of doing)

a suffix expressing location, direction, or time

a person's appearance (as of body, or style, or face, etc.) / the state or situation of a thing / the general trend, tenor, or feel of a thing / one's social station, status, or quality

pay raise due to an increase in the salary scale, an increase in the basic wage

raise the wage base

(baseball, softball) Synonym of 本塁 (honrui, “home base”)

an electric bass

(cosmetics) base coat