Structure
Verb［る］+ かたわら
Noun + の + かたわら
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About かたわら
傍ら, seen primarily in hiragana, is a noun in Japanese that means 'bystander', in regard to something that is alongside or in the same place as the main focus. As a grammatical structure, it will be translated as 'while (A)', 'in addition to (A)', or 'besides (A)'.
かたわら may come after nouns followed by の, or after the dictionary form of verbs.
Something that can be remembered from the 'bystander' meaning of this word is that かたわら will always come after the primary action or state of (A), while (B) is considered to just be there incidentally to (A), or as being done secondarily to it. This usually takes the form of something like a side job or a hobby.
Caution
Unlike ながら, かたわら does not necessarily indicate two actions that are happening at the exact same time, just actions that are happening independently of each other with one being the focus, and the other happening to a lesser extent within the same subject's life, day to day activities, etc.
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ブルースは、昼は財閥を経営する傍ら、夜はバーマンとして危険地域を見回っている。
During the daytime, Bruce manages his family corporation, while at night he patrols dangerous areas as BARMAN.
いくつかの国では、女性は仕事の傍ら、苦労をいとわず子供を育てている。立派なことだと思う。
In some countries, women work in addition to raising their children, not minding the hardships. I think that is quite praiseworthy.
彼女は大学で教える傍ら、家でも個人指導をしている。
Besides teaching at university, she gives private lessons at home.
本業の傍らバイトなどの副業をしている多数の人々がいる。
Besides working their main jobs, there are many people that also work part-time jobs on the side.
指導医として病院に務める傍ら、コンサルタントと専門医として企業でも業務を行っています。
In addition to working as the preceptor at the hospital, she also engages in business as a consultant and a medical specialist.
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