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Usages of koto
彼 は 面倒な こと を あと に すること が 多い が、 昼間 に 用事 を 済ませる よう に する。kare ha mendouna koto wo ato ni surukoto ga ooi ga, hiruma ni youzi wo sumaseru you ni suru.
He often puts troublesome things off, but he tries to get errands done during the day.
去年 の 夏 の イベント で は、 簡単 な こと を して 景品 を 二つ も もらいました。kyonen no natu no ibento de ha, kantan na koto wo site keihin wo hutatu mo moraimasita.
At last summer’s event, I got two prizes just by doing something simple.
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