Meanings

large monster (Japanese film genre)

small animal (mammal)

legendary beast

sex maniac

young animal (esp. a mammal)

unusual beast

Fauvism

wild and domestic animals

adult animal

animals that can legally be hunted

damage caused by wild animals (e.g. to crops, trees)

parchment

summoned creature

department of veterinary medicine

national animal

riding beast (other than a horse)

kemonomimi

cattle plague

prefectural animal (chosen as a symbol of the prefecture)

Altered Beast (1989 Sega Arcade game, ported to Mega Drive (Genesis))