傍ら

かたわら【傍ら】

①［そば・すぐ近く］

〔わき， 横〕

*aside

わきへ［に］， かたわらに《◆名詞の後置修飾可能》， わきを向いて；［比喩的に］ わきへ， 別にして

the man aside かたわらの人.

**beside

…のそばに［の］， …の近くに

She walked beside me. 私のかたわらを彼女が歩いた.

¶ → 道の傍らで

②［一方で・…と同時に］

〔他方， ほかに〕

¶彼はABC高校の数学教師の～， 野球部の監督をしている

While he teaches mathematics at ABC highschool， he manages the baseball team.

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かたわら【傍ら】

1 〔そば〕 a side.

●傍らに by the side 《of…》; beside…; by…; nearby; close [hard] by

・すぐ傍らに right beside [next to]…

・道の傍らに by the roadside [wayside]

・傍らに寄る step aside 《for sb》; step [move] to one side

・傍らに人無きがごとくふるまう behave like a despot [dictator]; 《口》 be bossy.

●彼女は傍らの雑誌を取り上げた. She picked up a magazine (that was) by her side [nearby, next to her, at her elbow].

・傍らの秘書に振り向く turn to a secretary (who is sitting) at one's side.

●彼女は何も言わずに私の傍らを通り過ぎていった. She passed by me without a word.

・いつも僕を傍らで見守っていてほしい. I want you to stay by my side [sit by me] for ever.

2 〔(副詞的に)その一方で〕 in addition; as well; at the same time; 〔副業として〕 as a side job [sideline].

●彼は学校で教えるかたわら家でも塾を開いている. In addition to [Besides] teaching at school, he gives private lessons at home. | He teaches at a school and gives private classes at home at the same time.

・彼は本職は医者だが, かたわら植物の研究もやっている. Although a physician by vocation, he studies botany as a sideline.

・彼女は勤めのかたわら家事もうまくこなしていた. She adeptly divided her time between office work and her domestic chores.