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Grammar detail: のような

のような  turns a noun into an adjective
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noun
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のような
turns the noun into an adjective.
For example:
あの
ひと
もの
ような
ちからも
力持

That man's monstrously strong.
In this sentence,
ばけもの
化け物
is a noun meaning 'monster'. When followed by のような it means 'like a monster' or 'monstrous' etc - in other words, it becomes an adjective modifying what follows (in this case,
ちからも
力持
ち (strong man).
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Kanji used in this grammar

カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ジ   も to hold, to have   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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