| "Because a suikan (a plain kimono worn by worn by male court nobles) and a tate-eboshi (a tall, upright type of formal headwear worn by male court nobles) were worn together with a shirosayamaki (a sword decorated with a vine or a similar material in a sheath with a silver fitting), it was called otoko-mai (a male dance) at first." |
「初めは水干を身につけ、立烏帽子をかぶり、白鞘巻をさして舞ったので、男舞と呼んだ。」 |