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坊
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days
Honorific
(another's) son; boy; young master
green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
Colloquial
flustered person; hasty person
streetwalker; street girl
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet
beggar; tramp
tout (for a hostess bar)
street drug pusher
day laborer standing and waiting for a job
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
Proverb
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
priest who was also a street performer and performed prayers and other religious duties for the sake of other people
Card games
bozu mekuri; simple card game played with the 100 picture cards of a hyakunin isshu deck
Proverb
a monk's earnings are pure profit (due to needing no capital and having no expenses)
