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?
Hard to believe I wore one until recently.
من الصّعب أن أصدّق أنّني ارتديتُ
واحداً في الآونة الأخيرة
Unfassbar, dass ich bis vor Kurzem
noch eine getragen habe.
Lo usé hasta hace poco,
pero siento que ha pasado mucho tiempo.
Lo usaba hasta hace poco,
pero siento que ha pasado mucho tiempo.
J’ai l’impression
de ne pas l’avoir porté longtemps.
È difficile credere che ne indossavo una
 fino a poco tempo fa.
Deixei de usar há pouco tempo,
mas já é nostálgico.
Подумать только, что я тоже
совсем недавно носила такую.