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uchi ni

うち　にuchi ni
while; as; in the course of
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Usages of uchi ni

十分じゅうぶんな　睡眠すいみん　を　取とる　よう　に　して　いる　うち　に、　風邪かぜ　を　引ひきにくく　なりました。juubunna suimin o toru you ni shite iru uchi ni, kaze o hikinikuku narimashita.
As I tried to get enough sleep, I became less likely to catch a cold.
日本語にほんご　の　会話かいわ　が　上達じょうたつする　うち　に、　練習相手れんしゅうあいて　と　話はなす　時間じかん　が　どんどん　楽たのしく　なって　きました。nihongo no kaiwa ga joutatsusuru uchi ni, renshuuaite to hanasu jikan ga dondon tanoshiku natte kimashita.
As my Japanese conversation improved, the time I spent talking with my practice partner became more and more fun.
ピアノ　の　習ならい事ごと　を　続つづけて　いる　うち　に、　集中力しゅうちゅうりょく　が　少しずつ　強つよく　なって　きた　気き　が　します。piano no naraigoto o tsuzukete iru uchi ni, shuuchuuryoku ga shizutsu tsuyoku natte kita ki ga shimasu.
As I kept taking piano lessons, I felt my ability to concentrate gradually getting stronger.
料理本りょうりほん　を　読よみ返かえす　うち　に、　同おなじ　砂糖さとう　と　塩しお　で　も　入いれ方かた　で　味あじ　が　変かわること　に　気きづきました。ryourihon o yomikaesu uchi ni, onaji satou to shio de mo irekata de aji ga kawarukoto ni kizukimashita.
As I reread the cookbook, I realized that even with the same sugar and salt, the taste changes depending on how you put them in.
天文学てんもんがく　の　本ほん　とか　宇宙うちゅう　の　写真集しゃしんしゅう　とか　を　図書館としょかん　で　借かりて　読よむ　うち　に、　夜空よぞら　の　星ほし　の　見みえ方かた　が　少すこし　変かわって　きました。tenmongaku no hon toka uchuu no shashinshuu toka o toshokan de karite yomu uchi ni, yozora no hoshi no miekata ga sukoshi kawatte kimashita.
As I borrowed and read astronomy books and space photo collections from the library, the way I saw the stars in the night sky changed a bit.
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