Japanese by Example
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A cat's natural instinct with 本能

Kanji Explanation: Ability and capability with 能

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Yui and her friends are on their secret base when a pigeon flies in and lands on the table between them. The group’s cat, Colonel Monochrome, leaps after it, but the pigeon escapes.

結衣(ゆい):
「ビックリしたー」
“That surprised me!”
琴葉(ことは):
「大佐(たいさ)が本能(ほんのう)をむき出(だ)しにしたな」
“The Colonel laid bare his instincts.”