壮そう士し

noun

young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian

Refers to a vigorous young man, often with a nuance of boldness or rough manners. Can carry a slightly old-fashioned or literary tone.

• 彼かれは村むら一いち番ばんの壮そう士しとして知しられていた。

  He was known as the finest young man in the village.

• 酒さか場ばに数すう人にんの壮そう士しが入はいってきて、にぎやかになった。

  Several swaggering young men came into the bar and livened it up.