However, he can't have compared his works with "The Tale of Genji" and "Water Margin," which were considered masterpieces in those days, if he really thought his stories were terrible.
しかし、考えてみれば、そもそもくだらない作品を書いた、と自分で思っているなら、当時でもすばらしい作品であると考えられていた『源氏物語』や『水滸伝』と自分の作品を比べるわけはあるまい。