YOU SAID:

the cat is like the rug is red

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猫は敷物のような赤いです

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A cat is red like a rug

INTO JAPANESE

猫は敷物のように赤い

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A cat is as red as a rug

INTO JAPANESE

猫は敷物のように赤い

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A cat is as red as a rug