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A1 Noun
坊主Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)
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髪を全て剃って坊主にしました。
I shaved all my hair off and got a crew cut. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}
山火事のせいで山が坊主になってしまった。
Due to the wildfire, the mountain ended up looking like it has a close-cropped hair. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}
植木が坊主になったのは水をやらなかったからだ。
The reason why the plant became like a monk's shorn head is because it wasn't watered. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}
監督が選手に:「坊主、よくやったな!次もこの調子だよ!」
The coach said to the player: "Good job, lad! Keep it up next time!" {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}
坊主に終わった父が釣竿を持ちながら分かりやすく落ち込んでいます。
My father, who ended up as a monk, is visibly depressed while holding a fishing rod. {Buddhist priest, bonze, close-cropped hair, crew cut, person with a shorn head, boy, sonny, lad, not catching anything (in fishing)}
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