What does 如し (～gotoshi | ～ごとし ) mean in Japanese?

	The Japanese word
	如し
	is pronounced
	～gotoshi \| ～ごとし
	means
	like (lit), as if, the same as

	Examples:
	光陰矢の如し。 kōin ya no gotoshi. Time flies like an arrow.
	我らの頭上に荒れ狂う砂と剣の煌きは、まるで夜空に降り注ぐ流星の如し。 ### - warera no zujō ni arekurū suna to ken no 煌 ki wa, marude yozora ni furisosogu ryūsei no gotoshi. The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org