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Crows like Tokyo because it is warmer in the city than in the suburbs, and it's bright at night.
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tokai
noun, no adjective
  1. city
noun
  1. Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kougai
noun
  1. suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
yorimo
expression
  1. in comparison to (emphatic form of より)
  2. rather than
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
atatakai

Adverbial Form

atatakaku
i adjective
  1. warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot (暖かい usu. refers to air temperature)
  2. considerate; kind; genial
  3. warm (of a colour); mellow
  4. having enough money
yoru
noun, adverb
  1. evening; night
noun
  1. dinner
demo
conjunction
  1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well
particle
  1. even
  2. however; no matter how; even if; even though
  3. ... or something
  4. either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... (as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
  1. pseudo-; quack; in-name-only (before an occupation, etc.)
  2. for lack of anything better to do (before an occupation, etc.)
akarui

te-form

akarukute
i adjective
  1. light; well-lit; well-lighted
  2. bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
  3. cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
  4. encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
  5. familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) (as 〜に明るい)
  6. fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
mono
noun
  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. quality
  5. reason; the way of things
  6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  2. cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix
  1. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  2. really; truly
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
shikkari
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. tightly (holding on); firmly; securely
  2. strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily
  3. properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely
  4. reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
miru

te-form

mite
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ... (as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

irareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

irareru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
karasu
noun
  1. crow (Corvus spp.); raven
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
toukyou
noun
  1. Tokyo
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
konomu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to like; to prefer

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