Sayōnara

"Okane. Please take good care of yourself (Her eyes fill with tears.) Jien. Day’s begun to break. Ryōkan. And the snow seems to have stopped. Shinran. Then sayōnara. Saemon. Sayōnara. Okane. Sayōnara. (To Matsuwaka.) Come, say sayōnara. Matsuwaka. Uncle, sayōnara. Shinran (folding Matsuwaka in the sleeve of his robe). Sayōnara. Please grow up big and great."

"Here, I thought, was a team in last place, thirty-six games out of first place, which had lost two games out of every three for more than six months—yet still its faithful were rising to give it this heartfelt show of support. Sayōnara'''s were hosannas here."