Kiyo works at the Maiko House as the live-in cook. She sees her childhood friend Sumire in town one day, accompanying older maiko. Back at the House kitchen, Sumire tells Kiyo how hard she is working towards her goal of becoming one, too. Sumire is overjoyed to learn that she will debut as a maiko later that evening. She runs straight to Kiyo to share her news, but what will she think?
Even Sensei was praising her,
saying she’s a once-in-a-century maiko.
حتّى سينسي أثنت عليها قائلة
بأنّها مايكو القرن
Selbst die Lehrerin lobt sie
und nennt sie ein Jahrhunderttalent.
Su maestra la elogió mucho.
Su maestra la ha elogiado mucho.
La patronne
la couvre d’éloges…
Anche la Maestra tesseva le sue lodi,
A instrutora estava elogiando muito. Disse que,
alguém como ela, só aparece a cada cem anos.