かたわ
katawara

Noun
Adverb
no-Adjective

1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby

Related to 傍らに
メアリーは読書 どくしょをしており、1 いっ ぴき ねこがかたわらで ねむっていた。
meariiwa dokushō shite ori ippikino nekoga katawarade nemutte ita.
Mary was reading, with a cat sleeping beside her.
Noun
Adverb

2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

Usually Written in Kana
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