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We found 1 grammar point, 6 words, 1 kanji, and 17 examples matching '如し'
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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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expression
in crowds (of spectators); in great numbers  (rare)
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expression
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
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expression
friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid  (from the Zhuangzi; proverb)
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expression
like sweat cannot return inside the body, the word of an emperor cannot be unsaid  (proverb)
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ジョ   ニョ    same   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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.
かれ
きりつ
規律
げんかく
厳格
にして
しゅうそう
秋霜
ごと

His discipline is as harsh as autumn frost.
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).
じんせい
人生
ゆめ
ごと

Life is but an empty dream.
 
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