枕

まくら

pillow, bolster

籍

せき

one's family register, one's domicile

籠枕

かごまくら

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

枕詞

まくらことば

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

高枕

たかまくら

high pillow

肘枕

ひじまくら

using one's elbows as a pillow

旅枕

たびまくら

sleeping away from home

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)

独枕

ひとりまくら どくまくら

lonely in bed

箱枕

はこまくら

pillow encased in a box

夢枕

ゆめまくら

at the bedside where one dreams

歌枕

うたまくら

oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

膝枕

ひざまくら

sleeping with one's head in another's lap

氷枕

こおりまくら ひょうちん

ice pillow

開枕

かいちん

bringing out the pillows and futon (in zen buddhism)

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture

草枕

くさまくら

overnight stay when traveling (travelling)

水枕

みずまくら

water-filled pillow

箸枕

はしまくら

chopstick rest