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amethyst Japanese → English
Original Text

戦前日本の郡部において電灯普及は急速に進展した。大規模発電所を中心とする都市型電力システムとは対照的に、多くの地域で、地元の水資源を活用した発電力100kw以下の小規模事業体による、いわば小規模分散型の電力システムが確立していた。ただし電気が普及していたとはいえ、その用途は照明に限定されていた。さらに需要家当たりの電灯数は2−4灯と、現在と比べると少なかった。この原因は当時電力使用量を基準とする従量料金が少なく、燭光数と取付数を基準とした定額料金が大勢を占めていたことにある。

Translation

Prior to the war, utilisation of electric lights in the Japanese county areas had spread rapidly. In contrast to the urban-typed electricity system that had been centralised around large electric generation plants, rather smaller sized distributive-typed electric systems that were ran by smaller sized organisations had established itself in numerous areas. Their system used the local water resources that had under 100 kw of power generation capacity. Although electricity was widely spread, its usage was limited specifically for general lighting. Moreover, the number of electric lights needed by its users were from 2 to 4 light bulbs, which was much lower compared to those of today. This was because back then when the meter-rate charges based on the electricity usage were much cheaper whereas the flat-rate charges based on the number of its candlepower and its attachment were taking up its majority.

amethyst Japanese → English
Original Text


招き猫とは
猫は農作物や蚕を食べるネズミを駆除するため、古くは養蚕の縁起物でもあったが、養蚕が衰退してからは主に商売繁盛の縁起物とされています。
右手(前脚)を挙げている猫は金運を招き、左手(前脚)を挙げている猫は人(客)を招くとされます。
一般的には三毛猫ですが現在は種類も増えており、諸説ありますが恋愛運(桃)や魔除け(黒)など、様々な意味を持つようになっています。
とにかく可愛い、縁起物です。


カタログに載っている物のうち、以下の暖簾が用意できます。
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Translation

What is Beckoning Cat (Maneki-Neko) ?
Cats were traditionally deemed as a good luck symbol for sericulture in relation to their nature of exterminating rats that would eat crops and silkworms. As sericulture ebbed away, cats have since become a good luck symbol mainly for successful business.
Cats raising their right arms (paws) are meant to invite financial luck. Cats raising their left arms (paws) are meant to invite people (customers) .
Although they are generally tortoiseshell-coloured, tendency towards the variation of their colours are on the increase today. With different opinions being discussed about their colours, they have become to represent all different kinds of luck, such as love luck (pink) and protection against evil (black).
All in all, it is a very charming good luck symbol.

From the items on the catalog, the following shop curtains are now available.
It is $〇 including postage.