双方

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 双方 is read そうほう. It means both sides or both parties in a two-sided situation.
• Basic usage: It refers to both negotiating parties agreeing and to a referee hearing from the players on both sides.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Agreement by both parties
  • 双方が新しい条件に同意した means both parties accepted the new conditions.
• Hearing both sides
  • 双方の選手から事情を聞いた means the referee heard the circumstances from the players on both sides.