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He was respected as a hero because he defended his country against the invaders.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shinryakusha
noun
  1. aggressor; invader
shinryaku
noun, suru verb
  1. aggression; invasion; raid
sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
kuni
noun
  1. country; state
  2. region
  3. national government; central government
  4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  5. province (of Japan)
  6. land; earth
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
mamoru

Plain Past Indicative Form

mamotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to protect; to guard; to defend
  2. to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
eiyuu
noun
  1. hero; heroine; great person
  2. Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804)
  3. Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
atsukau

Passive Plain te-form

atsukawarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as AをBとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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