ネコがネズミを追いかけるわけ

猫

Cat; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom, submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

追いかける

To chase, to run after, to pursue

人間

Human being, person, man, mankind, humankind; character (of a person)

生まれる

To be born

事

Thing, matter; incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis; circumstances, situation, state of affairs; work, business, affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ..., playing make-believe ..; alias, aka, nickname, alternative name, also known as

言う

To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

動物

Animal

大

The large part of; big, large, great; approximate size, no larger than; -university; large (e.g. serving size), loud (e.g. volume setting)

年の暮れ

Year end

来る

To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

所

Place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one''s house; point; part; space, room; whereupon, as a result; about to, on the verge of; was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing

私

I, me

正月

New year (esp. first three days); the first month of the year, january

元旦

New year''s day; new year''s morning, morning of new year''s day

者

Person

十

Ten

来る

To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

先

Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

二

Two

番目

Indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

大将

General, admiral; boss, leader, local kingpin; old chap, mate, boss, chief, man; athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

者

Person

うっかり

Carelessly, thoughtlessly, inadvertently

集まる

To gather, to collect, to assemble

聞く

To hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask, to enquire, to query; to learn of, to hear about; to follow (advice), to comply with; to smell (esp. incense), to sample fragrance

忘れる

To forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

すると

Thereupon, hereupon

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

二

Two

新年

New year

教える

To teach, to inform, to instruct

元旦

New year''s day; new year''s morning, morning of new year''s day

朝

Dynasty; reign; period, epoch, age; court; north korea

足

Foot; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation; money, coin

家

House (e.g. of tokugawa), family

遅い

Slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull, stupid

出る

To leave, to exit, to go out, to come out, to get out; to leave (on a journey), to depart, to start out, to set out; to move forward; to come to, to get to, to lead to, to reach; to appear, to come out, to emerge, to surface, to come forth, to turn up, to be found, to be detected, to be discovered, to be exposed, to show, to be exhibited, to be on display; to appear (in print), to be published, to be announced, to be issued, to be listed, to come out; to attend, to participate, to take part, to enter (an event), to play in, to perform; to be stated, to be expressed, to come up, to be brought up, to be raised; to sell; to exceed, to go over; to stick out, to protrude; to break out, to occur, to start, to originate; to be produced; to come from, to be derived from; to be given, to get, to receive, to be offered, to be provided, to be presented, to be submitted, to be handed in, to be turned in, to be paid; to answer (phone, door, etc.), to get; to assume (an attitude), to act, to behave; to pick up (speed, etc.), to gain; to flow (e.g. tears), to run, to bleed; to graduate

早い

Fast, quick, hasty, brisk; early (in the day, etc.), premature; (too) soon, not yet, (too) early; easy, simple, quick

背中

Back (of body)

者

Person

こっそり

Stealthily, secretly

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

来る

To come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive; to come back, to do ... and come back; to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue; to come from, to be caused by, to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

乗る

To get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark; to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount; to reach, to go over, to pass; to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.); to take part, to participate, to join; to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.); to be deceived, to be taken in; to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered; to stick, to attach, to take, to go on

ちゃっかり

Shrewd, calculating, nervy, cheeky

最初

Beginning, outset, first, onset

一番

Pair, couple, brace

前

Ago, before (some event), previously, (minutes) to (the hour); in front (of), before (e.g. the house); head (of a line), front (e.g. of a bus), fore part; in the presence of; helping, portion; privates, private parts

行く

To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

最初

Beginning, outset, first, onset

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

大将

General, admiral; boss, leader, local kingpin; old chap, mate, boss, chief, man; athlete who competes in the last match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

二

Two

番目

Indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance

順

Order, turn; obedient, docile, submissive, meek

その後

After that, afterwards, thereafter

日

Day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; case (esp. unfortunate), event

通り

In accordance with ..., following ..; roughly, about; .. street, .. avenue

行く

To go, to move (in a direction or towards a specific location), to head (towards), to be transported (towards), to reach; to proceed, to take place; to pass through, to come and go; to walk; to die, to pass away; to do (in a specific way); to stream, to flow; to continue; to have an orgasm, to come, to cum; to trip, to get high, to have a drug-induced hallucination

教える

To teach, to inform, to instruct

所

Place, spot, scene, site; address; district, area, locality; one''s house; point; part; space, room; whereupon, as a result; about to, on the verge of; was just doing, was in the process of doing, have just done, just finished doing

二

Two

すると

Thereupon, hereupon

残念

Deplorable, bad luck, regret, disappointment

決まる

To be decided, to be settled; to look good in (clothes)

遅い

Slow; late (e.g. "late at night"); too late; dull, stupid

昨日

Yesterday

言う

To say, to utter, to declare; to name, to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"), to make a noise

騙す

To trick, to cheat, to deceive; to coax, to wheedle, to soothe and humor (humour)

怒る

To get angry, to get mad; to tell someone off, to scold; to be angular, to be square

見る

To see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe; to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge; to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try, to try out; to see that..., to find that..

様

Mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight; -ways, -wards; in the act of ..., just as one is ..; manner of ..., way of ..

ずっと

Continuously in some state (for a long time, distance), throughout, all along, the whole time, all the way; much (better, etc.), by far, far and away; far away, long ago; direct, straight

追いかける

To chase, to run after, to pursue