Bahasa Jepangnya “bagai”

seperti; agar; pastikan untuk; semoga

like; so that; be sure to; I hope (that)

seperti; bagai

like; as

sama-sama penjahat; bagai burung sejenis; rubah-rubah satu liang

(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; raccoon dogs of the same hole

sangat jauh berbeda; bagai bumi dan langit

being poles apart; (there being) all the difference in the world

dengan sangat kuat; pesat; bagai ombak besar

with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; with the force of surging waves

waktu berlalu bagai anak panah

time flies like an arrow

bagai api berkobar; amarah membara

(being angry) like a blazing fire; burning (rage)

kreativitas tanpa batas; berani dan imajinatif; bagai kuda langit melesat di angkasa

unconstrained creativity; bold and imaginative; (like a) a heavenly steed soaring across the skies

merugikan diri saat berusaha merugikan orang lain; bagai menjilat ludah ke langit; meludah ke langit

to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to look up at the sky and spit

mengerjakan dua hal, gagal keduanya; bagai mengejar dua kelinci, tak tertangkap

attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; catching neither the horsefly nor the bee

bagai memberi mutiara pada babi; emas tak berguna bagi kucing

casting pearls before swine; (giving) a gold coin to a cat

bagai bintang berkilauan

like glittering stars

merugikan diri saat ingin merugikan orang lain; bagai meludah ke langit; meludah ke langit

to harm oneself as a result of trying to harm someone else; to cut off one's nose to spite one's face; to turn to the sky and spit

orang yang patah semangat; bagai domba ke penjagalan

discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse

hidup manusia fana; hidup bagai embun pagi

man's life vanishes like a dew; a person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew

hati bagai teriris; kesedihan mendalam; pikiran yang pilu

having one's guts twisted in anguish; deep grief; heartbroken thoughts

embun yang indah; keindahan embun bagai bunga

beautiful dew; comparing the beauty of dew to that of a flower

perempuan cantik bagai bunga

woman as pretty as a flower

sangat mirip; bagai pinang dibelah dua; hampir identik; sangat menyerupai

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of)

kejutan besar; datang bagai petir di siang bolong

bolt from the blue; great surprise