Michodai (a nobleman's room for living or sleeping) (御帳台) is a name of zashiki (room or place floored with tatami mats) at the back of the omashi (or gyoza, a room or a seat for a nobleman) in the main building of a residence. It looks like a micho (a curtain or hangings for a nobleman, or a nobleman's room) before the gods.' 'This is commonly called nando (storeroom) -gamae. Because furniture is placed in a storeroom, it is also written as micho-dai (御調台). But micho-dai (御帳台) is the right word.' 'In addition, chodai is placed one step higher. I think that nurigome (room with plastering a wall) means chodai. Chodai is an owner's bedroom next to a storeroom to place tools. Moreover, since chodai is a bedroom, it is coated tightly by plastered walls for precaution.' 'It is wrong that michodai is a place in where armed samurai are hidden. It simply means a storeroom itself. Whether or not a warrior is hidden in the room depends on the owner's intentions. it is completely undetermined how to use or what to use it for.'
「御帳台の事。主殿の御座のうしろにある座敷の名なり。神前などの御帳のごとし」「これを俗に納戸構えというなり。納戸には調度を置く故、御調台とも書くなり。納戸には調度を置く故、御調台とも書くなり。されども、御帳台と書くを本とするなり」「また、帳台は一段高くするなり。按ずるに、塗篭めは帳台の事なり。帳台は、主人つねに寝る所にて、それにつづきて納戸あありて諸道具を納め置く。また帳台は、寝所なる故、用心の為に壁にて塗篭めるなり」「御帳台は用心のために武者を入れておくところなりというは非なり。ただ納戸の心なり。武者などを隠し置くべき事は、その主人の心によるべし。これ方式にてかくの如くするという事にてはなし」とある。