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A1 Noun

坊主(ぼうず)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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      (かみ)(すべ)()って坊主(ぼうず)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)}

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      (やま)火事(かじ)のせいで(やま)坊主(ぼうず)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)}

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      植木(うえき)坊主(ぼうず)になったのは(みず)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)}

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      監督(かんとく)選手(せんしゅ)に:「坊主(ぼうず)、よくやったな!(つぎ)もこの調子(ちょうし)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)}

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      坊主(ぼうず)()わった(ちち)釣竿(つりざお)()ちながら()かりやすく()()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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