「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼い猫がエサに向かってまいしんする様子を表している。

Sentence Analyzer

「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼い猫がえさに向かってまいしんする様子を表している。

English Translation

The phrase "make a bee line for" expresses the look of how a bee heads straight for food with speed and energy.

Furigana

「ねこまっしぐら」というのは、飼(か)い猫(ねこ)がエサに向(む)かってまいしんする様子(ようす)を表(あらわ)している。

Romanji

" neko masshigura" toiu no wa, kai neko ga esa ni mukatte maishinsuru yōsu o arawashiteiru.

Words

猫 (ねこ、ネコ)

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

真っしぐら (まっしぐら、ましぐら、ましくら、ばくち)

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

と言う (という、とゆう)

called; named; as many as; as much as; all X; every X

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

は (は)

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

飼う (かう)

to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

餌 (えさ、え)

(animal) feed; fodder; bait; lure; enticement

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

向かう (むかう)

to face; to go towards

邁進 (まいしん)

pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

様子 (ようす)

state; state of affairs; situation; circumstances; appearance; look; aspect; sign; indication

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.

現す (あらわす)

to reveal; to show; to display; to express; to represent; to signify; to stand for; to make widely known