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While doing A, B (A is the main action)
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                  している  
He both works and volunteers.
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                   こと  あった  
Besides their main occupation, poor samurai would also tend to the fields.
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                      している  
Besides having his own band, he also works as a backup guitarist.
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                 コーヒー     くれた  
Besides preparing for the party, she made coffee for me.

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かたわらBAction
Basic Examples:
する (attend grad school while working)

としてられてる (While working as a public employee, he's well-known as an artist)

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デミフィ
Level: 571
(2 months ago)

compared to ながら
main action is before かたわら、after ながら
you can use both to express 2 actions taking place over a long period of time, but for short period of time, only ながら can be used

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Level: 1
(13 years ago)
This expression is often used when balancing work and a separate role. The phrase preceding かたわら indicates a person's main activity.
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mysticfive
Level: 1792
(13 years ago)
this pattern differs from ながら in that the two actions cannot be done simultaneously, but are done in the same time frame
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lou1sb
Level: 1
(15 years ago)
A is a common, everyday occurrence, such as school or work
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