寿司を食べたいと強く願っていたが、貧しいために値段の高さに諦めて去るしかなかったこと

'The Patron Saint of a Schoolboy' (Kozo no Kamisama) is a masterpiece of 'shinkyo-shosetsu' (state-of-mind novel) written by Naoya Shiga during the Taisho period, quietly depicting minor benevolence toward others and the inner conflict of human hypocrisy. Senkichi, a young apprentice at a scale shop, harbored a strong longing to eat sushi, but because of his poverty, he could only stand before a sushi stall, give up due to the high price, and walk away sadly.