self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
leather shoes; leather boots
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
to polish up; to shine up
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
brand items; brand-name goods
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to rock; to shake; to swing
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
tall figure; high stature
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to raise one's voice; to shout
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
student (esp. a university student)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point