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We found 1 grammar point, 1 word, 2 kanji, and 15 examples matching 'ごとし'
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Most common form: 若し
auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如き)
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ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
ジョ   ニョ    same   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
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じんせい
人生
ゆめ
ごと

Life is but an empty dream.
たる
およ
ばざる
ごと

Never too much of anything.
みず
ひく
ごと
kotowaza
Water has a tendency to find its level.
かふく
禍福
あざな
える
なわ
ごと
kotowaza
It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good (literally: good luck and bad luck are intertwined like the strands of a rope).
ぎたるはなお
およ
ばざる
ごとし
Too much water drowned the miller.
 
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