the same as
でも先輩はこう言いましたね“殺人は喫煙と同じで”“最初だけが難しい”
But you said this, senpai: “Murder is like smoking—it’s only hard the first time.”
— 別れる決心 (2022)
Just keep it the same as when I was living in the countryside.
— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)
The relationship between children and playgrounds is the same as that between leaves and a forest.