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2. Tori is sometimes followed by the object marker o. This is the same as
t6ri no koto o 'things which are the same way as.'
(2) ,R9Tb>&%bJ (OlL t)*%b>TTsb>o
(Please write what you are thinking (lit. things which are the
same way as you are thinking).)
3. N with the suffix -don' is more commonly used than N no ten.

b. z kt~&%~u (=3203 ) O~~TT,
r)
(This is a scheduled activity (lit. an activity which is the
same as we scheduled).)

e elated Expression]
In some contexts, yoni, the adverb form of y6da, also expresses the idea "in
such a way." However, X yoni basically means that the way someone does
something or something takes place is like X, while X tori means that the
way someone does something or something takes place is the same as X.
Thus, in contexts where the way is practically the same as X, y6ni and t6i
are almost interchangeable; otherwise, they are not. In [I], for example, the
y6ni sentences and the t6i sentences mean practically the same thing, except
that the tori sentences stress "exactness."

b. 3%.LIz {&.jCZ/Pb)I ?%b@%3BT9TZttd~9fzo
(=Ex.(d))
In [2], on the other hand, t6ri is not acceptable.
[2] a. gKilr9l: {&3K/*%b~]~$$@b\.
(lit. Today is as warm as if spring had come.)
+ A L; IlLCL 4th
b. %&kCltB$AO {&3E/*%b)l B$.ZBBf,
(She speaks Japanese like a Japanese.)
(+y6ni2 (DBJG: 554-56))