如(ごと)しlike, as if, the same as

人生(じんせい)とは、水(みず)の上(うえ)に浮(う)かんだ泡(あわ)の如(ごと)しである。

Life is like a bubble floating on the water. {like, as if, the same as}

僕(ぼく)は「過(す)ぎたるは及(およ)ばざるが如(ごと)し」という諺(ことわざ)が好(す)きだ。

I like the proverb, "Excess is just as bad as deficiency," as if it were the same as my philosophy. {like, as if, the same as}

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

On holidays, it's as if there are none, as I never have a chance to relax. {like, as if, the same as}

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

Report: "The points of argument are as follows, and they are listed in bullet points." {like, as if, the same as}

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

Boss: 'That subordinate can't do work at all. It's as if their help is not there at all.' {like, as if, the same as}