枕

まくら

pillow, bolster

矢

や さ

arrow

籠枕

かごまくら

pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

北枕

きたまくら キタマクラ

lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)

膝枕

ひざまくら

sleeping with one's head in another's lap

夢枕

ゆめまくら

at the bedside where one dreams

箱枕

はこまくら

pillow encased in a box

歌枕

うたまくら

oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

独枕

ひとりまくら どくまくら

lonely in bed

帯枕

おびまくら

oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

アイス枕

アイスまくら

ice pillow

枕木

まくらぎ

sleeper, railroad tie

枕席

ちんせき

bedding, bed

箸枕

はしまくら

chopstick rest

枕元

まくらもと

bedside, near one's pillow

水枕

みずまくら

water-filled pillow

枕飯

まくらめし

cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased

楫枕

かじまくら

voyage

手枕

てまくら

using one's arm for a pillow