Although he asked for Mabuchi's instruction, he insisted, without hesitation, that what he believed was right, even against his mentor, saying, "If I have a good thought later, I would dare to state that even if that thought conflicts with my mentor's view."
師・賀茂真淵との関係では「後によき考への出できたらんには、必ずしも師の説にたがふとて、なはばかりそ」と言い、師の教えを仰ぎながらも良いと適ったことは遠慮なく主張した。