Doing for a reason with ～ように

ように following a plain (dictionary) or ない form of a verb indications the purpose of or motive for an action. It is similar to “so that” or “in order to” in English.

Further Reading

• Chino, Naoko. “Basic Pattern 37.” A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Sentence Patterns, Kodansha, 2000, pp. 226–227
• Kamiya, Taeko. “Stating Purpose, Cause, and Reason.” Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication, Kodansha, 2005, pp. 144–145
• Makino, Seiichi and Michio Tsutsui. “Main Entries.” A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar, The Japan Times Ltd., 1989, pp. 553–554

Examples

Is the Order a Rabbit? » Volume 1 » Page 32 (Right) » Panel 1

「ココアちゃんが迷(まよ)わないように今(いま)から学校(がっこう)まで行(い)きましょう」

Chiya suggests she and Cocoa go to school together so that (Cocoa) will not get lost.

Is the Order a Rabbit? » Volume 1 » Page 50 (Left) » Panel 3

「私(わたし)たちもお客(きゃく)さんに満足(まんぞく)してもらえるように頑張(がんば)らなきゃね」

After visiting Chiya’s family’s café, Cocoa tells Chino and Rize they need to work hard so that their customers will be satisfied.

Is the Order a Rabbit? » Volume 1 » Page 105 (Right) » Panel 1

「ではこれからリゼちゃんが泳(およ)げるように特訓(とっくん)を始(はじ)めます」

Hearing Rize has never swam before, Cocoa suggests they start special training so that Rize can swim.