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N1 Auxiliary verb

(ごと)like, as if, the same as

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    1. Auxiliary verb

      1.

      like, as if, the same as

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    如し 【ごとし】若し 【ごとし】

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      人生(じんせい)とは、(みず)(うえ)()かんだ(あわ)(ごと)である。

      Life is like a bubble floating on water.

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      (ぼく)は「()ぎたるは(およ)ばざるが(ごと)」という(ことわざ)()きだ。

      I like the saying, 'Too much is just as bad as too little.'

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      休日(きゅうじつ)はあってなきが(ごと)で、リラックスできたためしがない。

      It's like I don't even have days off; I never get a chance to relax.

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      レポート:「論点(ろんてん)以下(いか)(ごと)であり、それらは箇条(かじょう)()きされている。」

      Report: 'The key points are as follows, listed in bullet points.'

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      上司(じょうし):「あの部下(ぶか)仕事(しごと)(まった)出来(でき)ない。部下(ぶか)(たす)けなどあってなきが(ごと)。」

      Boss: 'That employee is completely useless. Their help might as well not exist.'

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