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Big cities have too high a potential for riots.
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Vocabulary list

daitoshi
noun
  1. metropolis; large city
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
soudou
noun, suru verb
  1. strife; riot; rebellion; turmoil
  2. (media) uproar; brouhaha; (public) outcry; scandal; controversy
  3. feud; tussle; quarrel; dispute
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
okoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to occur; to happen
kanousei
noun
  1. potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
kanou
na adjective, noun
  1. possible; potential; practicable; feasible
sei
noun
  1. nature (of a person)
  2. sex
  3. gender
suffix
  1. -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy (indicating quality or condition)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
taihen
adverb
  1. very; greatly; terribly; awfully
na adjective, noun
  1. immense; enormous; great
  2. serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  3. difficult; hard
noun
  1. major incident; disaster
ookii
i adjective
  1. big; large; great
  2. loud
  3. extensive; spacious
  4. important; decisive; valuable
  5. older; grown up

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