56. まるで～よう : Just like / As if / Exactly like.

Takarakuji ni atatta to kiite, marude yume no you na hanashi da to omotta.

Hearing that someone won the lottery, I thought it sounded just like a dream.

Kanashii nyuusu wo kiite, kare wa marude kodomo no you ni koe wo agete naita.

Upon hearing the sad news, he cried out loud just like a child.

Kono shokunin ga tsukutta kibori no doubutsu wa, marude honmono no you da.

The wooden carved animals made by this craftsman look just like the real thing.

Eiga no setto wo konna ni seikou ni tsukuru to wa, marude eiga no you na shiin ga genjitsu ni hirogatte ita.

To build a film set this elaborately — scenes just like in a movie were unfolding in reality.

Hawai no utsukushii biichi wo mita toki, marude tengoku no you na basho da to kandou shita.

When I saw the beautiful beach in Hawaii, I was moved, feeling it was a place just like heaven.

Kare wa hanen go ni attara marude betsujin no you ni yasete shimatte ite odoroita.

When I met him again after half a year, I was surprised — he had become so thin it was as if he were a completely different person.

Ano tejinashi no pafooomansu wa, marude mahou no you de kankyaku zen'in ga odoroita.

That magician's performance was just like magic, and every member of the audience was amazed.

Tsukare hateta kare wa, kitaku suru to marude shinda you ni fukai nemuri ni tsuita.

Completely exhausted, as soon as he got home he fell into a deep sleep, just like he was dead.

Ano hyouronka wa marude shitte iru ka no you ni jishin manman ni hanasu ga, jitsu wa shirabete kara itte iru no da.

That critic speaks with full confidence as if he already knew everything, but in reality he researched it before speaking.

Kyou no fuyu wa mezurashiku atatakakute, marude haru no you na odayaka na youki datta.

Today's winter was unusually warm, with gentle weather just like spring.