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Japanese meaning of 男心に男が惚れた！その親友に全てを懸けて尽くしぬく。それでこそ、わが青春に悔い無しじゃーい！

— Chuta Ban ／ Star of the Giants

おとこごころにおとこがほれた！そのしんゆうにすべてをかけてつくしぬく。それでこそ、わがせいしゅんにくいなしじゃーい！ (Otokogokoro ni otoko ga horeta! Sono shin'yū ni subete o kakete tsukushinuku. Sore de koso, waga seishun ni kui nashi ja-i!)

English Translation:

A man has fallen for a man's heart! I'll give everything for that best friend. That's how my youth will have no regrets!

Work: Character: Emotion: Scene:

Original Scene & Cultural Context

Scene in the Original Work:

In Star of the Giants, Chuta Ban, the big, hot-blooded catcher who becomes Hyuma Hoshi's partner, shouts this as he vows to devote himself to his best friend Hyuma.
日本語で読む
『巨人の星』で、星飛雄馬の相棒となる大柄で熱血の捕手・伴宙太が、親友・飛雄馬にすべてをささげると心に決めてこうさけぶ。

Cultural Context:

Ban starts as Hyuma's rival but becomes his closest friend and catcher. 惚れた here means deep admiration for someone's spirit, not romance. The over-the-top passion is typical of sports manga of the era. People may also quote it half-jokingly when they are moved by a friend's guts.
日本語で読む
伴ははじめ飛雄馬と対立するが、やがて一番の親友で女房役の捕手になる。ここの「惚れた」は恋愛ではなく、相手の心意気にほれこむ意味。当時のスポ根漫画らしい熱さがあふれた言葉。友だちの根性に感動したとき、半分冗談で言うこともある。

Grammar & Learning Points

Grammar Point

•「惚れる」= to fall for, also to deeply admire. •「尽くしぬく」= to devote yourself to the end (尽くす + ぬく). •「じゃーい」= rough, shouting version of だ.
日本語で読む
•「惚れる」は恋だけでなく、人柄にほれこむ意味でも使う。•「尽くしぬく」は「尽くす」+「ぬく」で、最後までやり通すこと。•「じゃーい」は「だ」を荒っぽく叫ぶ言い方。

Trap for English Speakers

惚れた between two men here is admiration, not romance; context decides the meaning.
日本語で読む
男同士の「惚れた」はここでは尊敬の気持ちで、恋愛の意味ではない。

Example

Example 1Basic Example

  1. ケガをしても最後まで走りきった友だちに、彼は「男心に男が惚れた！」と叫んで駆け寄った。

    When his friend finished the race despite an injury, he ran over shouting, "A man has fallen for a man's heart!"

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （毎朝ゴミ出しをしてくれる父の背中を見た息子が）父心に息子が惚れた！その父にお小遣いを懸けて尽くしぬく！

    (A son, watching his dad take out the trash every morning) "A son has fallen for a dad's heart! I'll give my allowance for that dad!"

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What does 「男心に男が惚れた！その親友に全てを懸けて尽くしぬく。それでこそ、わが青春に悔い無しじゃーい！」 mean?

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