little boy tommy's dream was to become a scholar . タミィ少年の夢は学者になることだった
but sanyo , who was dissatisfied with the present situation and ambitious to become a scholar well known throughout the country , left for kyoto two years later . が、その境遇にも満足できない山陽は学者としての名声を満天下に轟かせたいとの思いから2年後に京都へ出奔した。
around this period , he began to devote himself to the study of the classics of japanese indigenous culture and literature; moreover , influenced by sorai ogyu and keichu , he decided that he would become a scholar of japanese ancient culture and literature . この頃から日本固有の古典学に身を入れるようになり、荻生徂徠や契沖に影響を受け、国学の道に入ることを志す。
