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?
As an apprentice, you could never remember
any kimono-dressing steps.
كمتدرّبة، لا يمكنكِ أبداً تذكّر أي خطوة
من خطوات ارتداء الكيمونو
Als Auszubildende konntest du dir nie
die Reihenfolge des Ankleidens merken.
Cuando eras aprendiz
y te pedí que me ayudaras
Cuando eras aprendiz
y te pedí que me ayudaras
J’avais beau venir
aider les apprenties,
Quando eri un'apprendista, facevi fatica a ricordare 
i vari passaggi per indossare un kimono.
Como aprendiz, você nunca conseguiu
decorar os passos de como vestir um kimono.
Когда ты была ученицей,
то никак не могла