〜かたわら
JLPT N1 Manner and accompanimentwhile also; on the side
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かたわら means doing a secondary activity alongside a main one over a period of time. Attach it to a verb's dictionary form or a noun with の. The main occupation comes first, and the other is pursued in parallel.
Examples
はで、をて。 Kare wa kaisha de hataraku katawara, shousetsu o kaite iru.
Alongside working at a company, he writes novels.
の、もて。 Benkyou no katawara, borantia katsudou mo shite iru.
Besides studying, she also does volunteer work.