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Usages of you ni
健康 の ため に、 砂糖 や 塩 を 入れすぎない よう に 料理 を 工夫して います。kenkou no tame ni, satou ya sio wo iresuginai you ni ryouri wo kuhuusite imasu.
For my health, I try to cook in a way that doesn’t use too much sugar or salt.
宿題 を 忘れない よう に、 机 の 上 に メモ を 置きます。syukudai wo wasurenai you ni, tukue no ue ni memo wo okimasu.
So that I don't forget my homework, I put a note on my desk.
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