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A is a woman who serves as a waitress at a ''ryokan'' or Japanese inn. Originally written as (meaning "in the house" in Japanese), which meant the anteroom in a mansion of a ''kuge'' (noble man) or ''gomonzeki'' (the princess of Mikado). Nowadays it refers to work in a butler's pantry, homemaking sector, or the managing division and its office staff. At ''Kyuchu'' (the Imperial Court), such women were also named ''osue''. In ancient times, nakai meant a lady's maid ranking between ''kami-jochu'' (maid of honor) and ''gejo'' (the lowest rank of maid). Now it means women who serve visitors in restaurants or inns. They are usually residential staff and work long hours. == References == *(はてなキーワード「仲居」 ) (in Japanese) *(13歳のハローワーク 村上龍氏の職業紹介 )(by Ryu Murakami) (in Japanese) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nakai (vocation)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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