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坊
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person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days
Examples
彼は何事でも三日坊主だ。
He can't stick to anything very long.
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Colloquial
flustered person; hasty person
Examples
「しまった!傘を電車に忘れた」「あわてん坊ね」
"Oh no! I left my umbrella on the train." "You are a scatterbrain!"
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pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
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Derogatory
black person; darkie; golliwog
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well-tanned person
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(wheat) smut
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stagehand (in kabuki); prompter
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streetwalker; street girl
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being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet
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beggar; tramp
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tout (for a hostess bar)
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street drug pusher
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day laborer standing and waiting for a job
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mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
Examples
窓ガラスを割ったいたずら坊主は誰だ?
Who's the naughty boy that broke the window?
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miser; cheapskate; skinflint
Examples
なるほど彼は、金持ちだがけちん坊だ。
It is true he is rich, but he is a miser.
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person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
