Yes, thank you very much, this is a wonderful thread, my interest is just beginning to turn to Japanese hones so it is timely. I have to say though that you have a natural talent for the cliffhanger, the pearls of wisdom were just about to pass Mr. Morihei's lips a name or two, of hones he feels rival or exceed the Nakayama more obvious choices that he feels lend themselves well to a razor, and then... nada
So perhaps in the futue, or if you remember ,it went like this;
"He was also perplexed as to why people only consider Nakayama to be the best when there was so many better options..." it might be "for instance" or "such as" Mr. Morihei's humble and eager pupils' ears are wide open please;)
the phrase "so many better options" just keeps ringing in my head, I'll have to have this looked at .