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けもの

beast, brute

Mnemonic

The wild sort, the kind you would want a weapon for, and not the one asleep on the sofa. Ke け, mono もの, a thing with fur on it, and he had eyes like one: けもの.

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beast
犬 a dog stood on the right with a hunting weapon beside it. The wild sort, not the one asleep by the fire.

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