I bought a drink from the vending machine.

The tooth of the zipper on my jacket broke.

Day-to-day work at a Zen temple, known as 'samu', is part of daily training.

Hiromu is my best friend.

He was plucking flowers in the garden.

He is operating a restaurant as a side business while working his main job.

He is holding two posts at the same time as a professor and a researcher.

He is also serving as a professor.

My father has been working as a silk manufacturer for many years.

My father belongs to the local fisheries cooperative.