枕

まくら

pillow, bolster

矢枕

やまくら

thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

袖枕

using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow

菊枕

きくまくら

pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)

枕詞

まくらことば

pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)

旅枕

たびまくら

sleeping away from home

草枕

くさまくら

overnight stay when traveling (travelling)

肘枕

ひじまくら

using one's elbows as a pillow

開枕

かいちん

bringing out the pillows and futon (in zen buddhism)

高枕

たかまくら

high pillow

水枕

みずまくら

water-filled pillow

枕銭

まくらぜに まくらせん

pillow money, pillow tip, tip left by the pillow for the room maid

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

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture

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)

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