court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period);  female servant for a samurai family;  lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
 to be elegant (usu. of a woman);  to be graceful;  to be refined;  to become well-experienced;  to mature
 to be elegant (usu. of a woman);  to be graceful;  to be refined;  to become well-experienced;  to mature
 prostitute (esp. Edo period)
 long time;  long years of service
 to be elegant (usu. of a woman);  to be graceful;  to be refined;  to become well-experienced;  to mature