如し
ごとし
like; as if; the same as
Common word
Meanings
Auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as
Example sentences
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Life is but an empty dream.
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Life is like a dream.
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When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
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Never too much of anything.
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There is nothing that a bunch of youngsters like you could do.
More examples (6)
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Your presentation was so smooth and fluent - what can I say?
我らに負債ある者を我らの免したる如く、我らの負債をも免し給へ。
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
我らの頭上に荒れ狂う砂と剣の煌きは、まるで夜空に降り注ぐ流星の如し。
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
その像は本当に素晴らしい。まるで生きているかの如く、我々を見ている。
That statue is truly amazing. It's looking at us as if it were alive.
あの太った魔女は世界で一番綺麗であるかの如く振る舞っているのを見ると笑わなくてはいられない。
I can't help but laugh when I see that fat witch behaving as if she were the prettiest in the whole world.
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Too much of a good thing.