Take my uncle, for example, who fought in the South Pacific. Before the war, it was through success in hunting and fishing near his village that he proved his worth as a man. The war changed all that. Suddenly he was proving his worth on the battlefield, upholding the nation and defending the Emperor Hirohito.
就像我的姨丈到南洋去打仗，他從過去在部落狩獵、捕魚的英雄感，擴大到扛起國家、為日本天皇打仗的英雄感。