Note 23 — COURT LADIES OF OLD JAPAN (continued 3)
Annie Shepley Omori translation
In those days they believed in lucky and unlucky directions. Those who went in an unlucky direction might have some unfortunate incidents. This belief still holds in the country life of the people. The writer was once deprived of a good servant who wanted to come to her, but could not because her house was in an "unlucky direction!"