枕

まくら

pillow, bolster

枕捜し

まくらさがし

bedroom theft or thief

返し

かえし

reversal, return

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)

籠枕

かごまくら

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

独枕

ひとりまくら どくまくら

lonely in bed

草枕

くさまくら

overnight stay when traveling (travelling)

開枕

かいちん

bringing out the pillows and futon (in zen buddhism)

夢枕

ゆめまくら

at the bedside where one dreams

旅枕

たびまくら

sleeping away from home

高枕

たかまくら

high pillow

氷枕

こおりまくら ひょうちん

ice pillow

肘枕

ひじまくら

using one's elbows as a pillow

枕詞

まくらことば

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

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

膝枕

ひざまくら

sleeping with one's head in another's lap

水枕

みずまくら

water-filled pillow

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture