その猫は高くのびた草を利用してその鳥の方にしのびよった。

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English Translation

The cat took advantage of the high grass to creep on the bird.

Furigana

その猫(ねこ)は高(たか)くのびた草(くさ)を利用(りよう)してその鳥(とり)の方(ほう)にしのびよった。

Romanji

Sono neko wa takaku nobita kusa o riyōshite sono tori no hō ni shinobiyotta.

Words

其の (その)

that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the; um...; er...; uh...

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

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

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

高い (たかい)

high; tall; expensive

伸びる (のびる)

to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread; to make progress; to grow (beard, body height); to grow stale (soba); to be straightened; to be flattened; to be smoothed; to be exhausted; to be postponed; to be prolonged

草 (くさ)

grass; weed; herb; thatch; ninja; not genuine; substandard

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

利用 (りよう)

use; utilization; utilisation; application

鳥 (とり)

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

方 (かた)

direction; way; person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of; care of ..; person in charge of ..; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

忍び寄る (しのびよる)

to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed