私たちは猫である 神楽坂で”化け猫”パレード Cat monster" parade held in Tokyo

小説

Novel, (short) story

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

作者

Author, authoress, writer, composer, artist

猫

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

東京

Tokyo

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

日

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

九

Nine

十

Ten

好き

-phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of); being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)

猫

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

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

人達

People

イベント

Event

仮装

costume, fancy dress, masquerade, disguise; converted (cruiser)

練り歩く

to parade, to march

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

五

Five

今年

This year

猫

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

目

Eye, eyeball; eyesight, sight, vision; look, stare, glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch, texture, weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat, -ish

化け

Transforming oneself, taking on another form, disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

イベント

Event

パレード

Parade

坂

Slope, hill

現在

Now, current, present, present time, as of

作品

Work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.), opus, performance, production

出身

Person''s origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)

登場

Entry (on stage), appearance (on screen); entrance, introduction (into a market)

区

Ward, district, section

近い

Near, close, short (distance)

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

神楽

Ancient shinto music and dancing

会

Meeting, assembly, party; association, club

商店

Shop, small store, business, firm

地元

Home area, home town; local

企画

Planning, project, plan, design

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

一環

Link (e.g. a part of a larger plan)

興し

development, revitalization

者

Person

参加

Participation

人

Person

五

Five

百

100, hundred

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

猫

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

耳

Ear; hearing; edge, crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics), selvage

思い思い

Just as one likes, as one pleases

七

Seven; hepta-

通り

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

往復

Making a round trip, going and returning, coming and going; round-trip ticket, return ticket; correspondence, exchanging (letters); socializing, visiting one another

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

時間

Time; hours

半

Half, semi-; half-past; odd number; unit of land area (595.8 m^2)

百

100, hundred

食事

Meal; to eat

記念

Commemoration, celebration, honoring the memory of something, turning something into a memento, memory

人

Person

買い物

Shopping, purchased goods

写真

Photograph, photo, picture, snapshot, snap; movie

仮装

costume, fancy dress, masquerade, disguise; converted (cruiser)

気持ち

Feeling, sensation, mood; preparedness, readiness, attitude; thanks, solicitude, sympathy; just a little, somewhat, slightly

日

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

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

猫

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

自分

Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you

二

Two

猫

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

達

Pluralizing suffix (esp. for people & animals; formerly honorific)

匹

Counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); counter for horses; roll of cloth

回

Counter for occurrences; counter for games, rounds, etc., counter for innings (baseball); islam; hui (people)

参加

Participation

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

もっと

(some) more, even more, longer, further

自分

Myself, yourself, oneself, himself, herself; i, me; you

出来栄え

Result, effect, performance, success; workmanship, execution, shape and quality of (an article), finishing touches

点

Spot, mark; point, dot; mark (e.g. in exam), score, points; comma; aspect, matter, respect; counter for goods, items, articles of clothing, works of art, etc

満点

Perfect score, full marks; extremely, very, quite

百

100, hundred

以上

Not less than, ... and more, ... and upwards; beyond ... (e.g. one''s means), further (e.g. nothing further to say), more than ... (e.g. cannot pay more than that); above-mentioned, foregoing; since ..., seeing that ..; this is all, that is the end, the end

準備

Preparation, setup, arrangements, provision, reserve

五

Five

年

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

二

Two

万

Many, all

非常

Emergency; extraordinary, unusual

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

興し

development, revitalization

真面目

Diligent, serious, honest, sober, grave, earnest, steady

活動

Action, activity; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

興し

development, revitalization

人

Person

一

One; best; first, foremost; beginning, start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)

会場

Assembly hall, meeting place, venue, grounds

地域

Area, region

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

エントリー

Entry, entering, applying to take part, registering to participate (in a competition, etc.)

矢来

rough fence of bamboo, logs, etc. constructed at battle sites or execution grounds

裏

Bottom (or another side that is hidden from view), undersurface, opposite side, reverse side; rear, back, behind (the house); lining, inside; out of sight, behind the scenes; proof; opposite (of a prediction, common sense, etc.); inverse (of a hypothesis, etc.); bottom (of an inning), last half (of an inning)

文化

Culture, civilization, civilisation; bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

方

Direction, way, side, area (in a particular direction); side (of an argument, etc.), one''s part; type, category; field (of study, etc.); indicates one side of a comparison; way, method, manner, means; length (of each side of a square)

辺り

On the bank of, by the side of (e.g. a river, pond); (in the) neighbourhood, neighborhood, vicinity, nearby; around (sunday, last year, etc...); for instance

ダンス

Dance

面白い

Interesting, amusing

施設

Institution, establishment, facility; (army) engineer

スタジオ

Studio

ハウス

House; plastic greenhouse; house music

セッション

Session; jam session, jam

現代

Nowadays, modern era, modern times, present-day

地域

Area, region

好き

-phil, -phile, enthusiast (for), love (of); being attractive (to), to tend to be liked (by)

人達

People

アート

Art

ギャラリー

gallery, corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

だから

So, therefore

何

What; how many; you-know-what, that; whatsit, what''s the expression, what do you call them; what?; hey!

大人

Adult

町

Town, block, neighbourhood, neighborhood; street, road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

みたい

-like, sort of, similar to, resembling

坂

Slope, hill

面白い

Interesting, amusing

違う

To differ, to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)

皆さん

All, everyone, everybody

思い

Thought; imagination, mind, heart; desire, wish, hope, expectation; love, affection; feelings, emotion, sentiment, experience

神楽

Ancient shinto music and dancing