同僚とビールを飲みながら愚痴を言い合った

N3 同僚 douryou colleague; co-worker N3 ビール biiru beer N5 ながら nagara while N1 愚痴 guchi idle complaint, grumble

N4 同 dou / ona.ji same, agree, equal N1 僚 ryou colleague, official, companion N4 飲 in, on / no.mu, -no.mi drink, smoke, take N1 愚 gu / oro.ka foolish, folly, absurdity N1 痴 chi / shi.reru, oroka stupid, foolish, idiot N4 言 gen, gon / i.u, koto say, word, dire N3 合 gou, gatsu, katsu / a.u, -a.u, a.i, ai-, -a.i, -ai, a.wasu, a.waseru, -a.waseru fit, suit, join

N4 〜ながら nagara Indicates two simultaneous actions by the same subject, attaches to the verb stem, means doing one thing while doing another N4 〜ながらも nagara mo Indicates contrast between two ideas, attaches to verb or adjective stem, means although or despite N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜を o Marks the direct object of an action, appears before the verb, shows what receives the action N5 〜と to Indicates company, quotation, natural condition, complete list, or direct connection between elements