Name Change

Well, as it seems this is becoming a blog more generally about Classical Japanese, which is fine with me, I decided to change the name. I still plan to keep the Sarashina Nikki translation as the central project, but at least this way I can update more easily.

Also, a revelation: koso is ということ！
Today when I was flipping through one of those machine-toting Goro-gorogo study aids I mentioned before, this hit me on the first page, from Tsuredzure-gusa:

（原文）家居のつきづきしく、あらまほしきこそ、仮の宿りと思へど、興あるものなれ
（現訳）住まいがぴったりで、理想的だっつのぁ、仮の宿としか思われんかもしんねーが、貴重なもんじゃ
（英訳）The dwelling in perfect harmony, temporary shelter that it may be, is a very precious thing.

Before, besides stopping to note that koso was the trigger for izenkei in the associetaed verb, I've pretty much read through it without taking it very seriously. The modern sense is too heavy-handed, and ignoring it rarely impedes understanding, but today it came to me. Koso is the ancient equivalent of "...to iu koto wa". Wa is the marker for comparison-emphasis (This is great, not that!), and koso is for independent highlighting emphasis (This, this is great!)

This clears up so much. More examples tomorrow.