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?
But there are none who can drive themselves
to strive as she does.
لكن لا أحد يمتلك الحماس
والنشاط الذي تمتلكه هي
Aber niemand ist so streng zu sich wie sie.
Sin embargo, no hay ninguna otra
Sin embargo, no hay ninguna otra
Toutefois,
aucune n’est aussi exigeante
Tuttavia... nessuna si impegna così tanto
per emergere, come fa Sumire.
Mas não existem muitas que são tão
exigentes consigo mesmas como a Sumire.
Но нет таких, кто был бы
так же требователен к себе.