のように
Meanings
Adverb
Expression
Usually written in kana
1. like; similar to
2. as with; in the same way
Top 200
Composed of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
Used in vocabulary (20 in total)
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to open one's eyes wide
Examples (152 in total)
It is white as snow.
As you already know.
It's as lovely as a rose.
As quick as a wink.
I howled like a beast.
It's as hot as toast.
He wants to be like me.
It sounds like a dream.
I ran like the wind.
He looks like a horse.
Naples is a picturesque city.
She seems to be sick.
I don't want to become like them.
It looks like an egg.
Your eyes shine like the stars.
I'll do as you advise.
He behaved like a child.
I wish I could fly like a bird.
He's sleeping like a baby.
It looks like an apple.
They labored like slaves.
He is as timid as a mouse.
The earth is blue. Like an orange.
The sea was as smooth as glass.
The room was as still as the grave.
She was as thin as a rail.
If you behave like a servant, you'll be treated like a servant.
I want to be like Picasso.
Like a headless chicken.
It moves up and down like a violinist's elbow.
I got up early as usual.
Someday I'll run like the wind.
Her skin is as white as snow.
Her hands were as cold as ice.
That girl looks like a boy.
He treats me like his slave.
He can swim like a fish.
He was gray, like his name.
My hands and feet were as cold as ice.
That lake looks like an ocean.
You still look like a high school student.
He looks nothing like a doctor.
I wish I could speak English like you.
His eyes are as gentle as those of a cow.
Bill was late for school as usual.
He remained silent like a stone.
The section chief made me work like a slave.
Her footsteps were as light as a fairy's.
It was as hard as rock.
He is not strong as before.
The story sounds true.
Her cheeks were as cold as ice.
His teeth are white like a pearl.
He went to bed at ten as usual.
He climbed up the tree like a monkey.
He got up at five as usual.
Its surface was as flat as a mirror.
John acts like Helen's guardian.
As you know, life is comparable to a voyage.
As you know, Berlin is the capital of Germany.
They worked like bees.
Hi, Paul. Busy as usual?
Your opinion seems to be out of date.
She looked like a daughter of a good family.
He is acting like Nelson tonight.
This poem reads like a piece of prose.
The lake's water is as smooth as a mirror.
He lives as if he were a millionaire.
The skater spun around like a top.
This scientific article reads like a novel.
The boy talks as if he were a girl.
I treated him like my own son.
Why can't I sing like they can?
I objected to being treated like a child.
The river is no longer as clean as it used to be.
The professor treated her as one of his students.
Seen from the moon, the earth looks like a ball.
His plan sounds impracticable.
He objects to being treated like a child.
That desert looks like the surface of the moon.
The English language surrounds us like a sea.
My grandfather's hair is white as snow.
Since he was dressed in black, he looked like a priest.
It seems to me that she is a little selfish.
Needless to say, he was late for school as usual.
Just imagine that we can fly like birds.
As usual, he was the last to arrive at the theater.
Music surrounds our lives like air.
That school looks just like a prison.
The policeman was on his usual nightly round.
The niece looks like her aunt.
Tom acted like he wasn't interested in Mary.
He speaks English as if he were an American.
As you know, we were late due to the heavy rain.
John seems very honest by nature.
The teacher of German looked like a German woman.
Tokyo, as you know, is one of the financial centers of the world.
You're always as busy as a bee.
He looks like a sportsman, but he is a writer.
These clouds look like a flock of white sheep.
Tom can speak French almost like a native.
The baby sleeping in the baby carriage is as cute as an angel.
The weather seemed favorable for the test flight.
Keep in mind that you're not as young as you used to be.
He put the key on the desk as usual.
Seen from the sky, the river looked like a huge snake.
I wish I could swim as far as he can.
At a distance, the ship looks like an island.
Your suggestion seems irrelevant to our discussion here.
Mr. Wright speaks Japanese like a native speaker.
The calm surface reflected her features like a mirror.
He went on reading the book as if nothing had happened.
Three boys climbed the trees like a bunch of monkeys.
Our conversation opened, as usual, upon the weather.
The stars twinkling in the night sky looked like jewels.
"Do you remember how you fell into the well?" "Yes, like it was yesterday."
After my husband's death I walked around like a zombie.
The policeman stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest.
Poetry must be new as foam, and as old as the rock.
He speaks English as fluently as if he were an American.
As always, he got up early in the morning and went jogging.
The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
Democracy is not exportable like food or cement.
That foreigner spoke Japanese as if it were his native language.
Did you start to learn the piano when you were three, like Mozart?
You are at liberty to make use of this room in any way you please.
Seen from a distance, the stone looks like a human face.
Although the proposal seemed like a good idea, they refused it.
She loves the boy as if he were her own child.
He started talking about his ideals as usual.
Seen from a distance, it looks like a ball.
Tears fall in my heart like the rain on the town.
The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human.
As usual, the physics teacher was late for class.
Some animals, such as lions, eat meat.
This, appearing at first glance to be perfectly obvious, is actually very difficult.
The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.
Seen from an airplane, the island looks like a big spider.
As usual, Mike was late for the meeting this afternoon.
Even though Tom is only sixteen, he looks like he's over twenty.
My dad says I type like a chicken eating corn.
He may look like a model, but actually he's a business man.
Because of a serious disease, he can't move his body as most people can.
The twins are as alike as two peas in a pod.
The news of her sudden death came like a bolt from the blue.
I remember the event as vividly as if it were just yesterday.
Seen from a distance, the big rock looks like an old castle.
After a six month period, his leg was healed and is normal again.
As usual, Mike turned up on time. He's very punctual.
Like a good wine, he improves with age.
My house, which I bought ten years ago, still looks new.
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago.