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20 word matches found for '如' using reading 'ごと'
Most common form: 型のごとく
prototypical; very model of
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expression, adverb
literally; self-explanatorily
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expression
as always; the same as it always is
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expression, conjunction
as if; as though  (see also: かのように; usu. after verb; often written with kana only)
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expression
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching  (see also: 傍若無人; proverb)
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Most common form: 湯水のごとく
adverb, expression
like water; like it grows on trees  (see also: 湯水; as in 'spend money like water')
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thus; in this way; like this  (see also: 斯く; often written with kana only)
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expression
in being immobile be like a mountain (from Sun Tzu); being imperturbable; immobile like a mountain (from laziness, etc.)
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expression
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
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Most common form: 脱兎のごとく
expression, adverb
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed  (see also: 脱兎)
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to rush like a flood; to surge
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expression
the last drop makes the cup run over; too much of a good thing; less is more
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expression
Water seeks its own level  (idiomatic expression)
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noun
being as bold as a lion
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expression
Time flies  (idiomatic expression)
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noun
in swarms
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expression
like looking out on an abyss; like standing on the edge of an abyss
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Most common form: ごとき
noun, suffix
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如し; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ごとく
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如し; often written with kana only)
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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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