芸者．芸者は待ち受ける種々の務めに適合するために厳しいしつけの下で入念な訓練を早めの幼少期から受ける．彼女は礼儀作法，しとやかさ，上品な話し方，楽器の演奏，歌や踊りを教えられる．彼女は遊戯，宴会や結婚式のもてなし，着付けの技術，自分自身を魅力的に　．．．/(A geisha. A geisha receives from early childhood an elaborate training under severe discipline to fit her for the manifold duties which await her. She is taught etiquette, grace, polite speech, playing on musical instruments, singing and dancing. ...)