think of oneself as the only real man

●Idioms, etc.

think of oneself as the only real man: 自分だけは男だ、と思う 三島由紀夫著 ネイサン訳 『午後の曳航』(The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea ) p. 38

have lived one’s whole life thinking of oneself as the only real man: 自分だけは男だ、と思って生きてきたんです 三島由紀夫著 ネイサン訳 『午後の曳航』(The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea ) p. 38