ネコ

ネコ

Cat.

Here, ネコ (neko) is used to literally refer to a domestic cat.

私の家にかわいいネコがいます。

There is a cute cat in my house.

Here, ネコ (neko) is used metaphorically to express her flexibility, likening her to a cat.

彼女はネコのように柔軟です。

She is flexible like a cat.

Here, ネコ (neko) is used in an idiomatic expression, 'ネコを被る,' meaning 'to feign innocence or suppress one's true nature.'

その件について彼はすっかりネコを被っている。

He is pretending to be humble about that matter.