Understanding my resolve as a man with 理解

Kanji Explanation: Separating and understanding with 解

Sakurako tells Takeru not to go to the shogi club as he’ll get in the way of Ayumu being with Urushi. However, as a new member of shogi club, and as a man, Takeru feels it’s his duty to show up. On his way to the shogi club room, he encounters Ayumu who implores him to come to the shogi club room.

タケル:: 「理解(りかい)してくれたか！！」; “You understood me, huh?”; 「オレの男(おとこ)としての！」; “As a man, my (duty)!”
歩(あゆむ):: 「いや全然(ぜんぜん)だ」; “No, not at all.”

Key Points

理解(りかい)してくれた means understood me
- 理解(りかい)する means to understand something by grasping its meaning or reasoning.
- Takeru thinks Ayumu has understood his motivation for going to the shogi club.
してくれた frames the understanding as a favor
- 〜てくれる presents someone else’s action as beneficial to the speaker.
- Takeru hears Ayumu’s invitation as support for his self-important resolve.
オレの男(おとこ)としての leaves the noun implied
- The phrase means “my … as a man”, with something like duty, resolve, or pride left unsaid.
- The fragmentary follow-up makes Takeru sound dramatic.
いや全然(ぜんぜん)だ undercuts the misunderstanding
- Ayumu’s reply means “no, not at all”.