in response to the request , the authorities gave an unrealistic answer , stating , ' we will deal with this issue by increasing the bus services ' (the major purpose of the subway construction was to reduce traffic jams , so increasing the bus services represented a paradox ), which was a temporizing reply and thus a fictitious story . 要望に対しては「バスを増設することによって対処する」との非現実的な返答（渋滞解消のための地下鉄建設であり、重複路線にバスを増設するはずがない）があったがそれもその場しのぎの逃げ口上であり、結局は空手形に終わった。
knocking on my head with a short-cut hair (after removing the topknot ) we can hear the sound of civilization; knocking on your head with a long and knotted hair , (traditional hair style for young samurai ) we would hear the sound of imperial rules coming back; knocking on the head with a half-shaved hair style , (traditional and common samurai hair style ) we would hear the sound of temporizing with old customs .' - 「散切頭（ザンギリあたま）をたたいて見れば文明開化の音がする 総髪頭（そうはつあたま）をたたいて見れば王政復古の音がする 半髪（はんぱつ）頭を叩いてみれば因循姑息（いんじゅんこそく）の音がする」
