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決

決 — decide, determine

にもかかわらず

にもかかわらず — despite, in spite of

N2vocab

沿

沿 — run alongside, follow along

傍

傍 — bystander, side

兼

兼 — concurrently, and

随

随 — follow, though, notwithstanding

併

併 — join, combine

〜がてら (with nouns of activity)

〜がてら (with nouns of activity) — Under the pretext of doing A (the stated activity), also do B.

〜ついでに (with 行く／来る)

〜ついでに (with 行く／来る) — While going/coming (to do A), take the opportunity to also do B.

〜かたわら

〜かたわら — While doing/maintaining A (as a main activity), also do B (as a side activity over a long period).

〜がてら

〜がてら — While doing A, also do B (often used with movement verbs; A and B are of similar importance).

〜ついでに

〜ついでに — Taking advantage of the opportunity of doing A, also do B (A is the main purpose, B is secondary).

手伝う

手伝う — to help; to assist

N2vocab