枕

まくら

pillow, bolster

菊

きく

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

枕籍

ちんせき ちんしゃ

bedding, bed

矢枕

やまくら

thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

枕木

まくらぎ

sleeper, railroad tie

枕飯

まくらめし

cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased

袖枕

using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow

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

籠枕

かごまくら

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

アイス枕

アイスまくら

ice pillow

肘枕

ひじまくら

using one's elbows as a pillow

帯枕

おびまくら

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

旅枕

たびまくら

sleeping away from home

高枕

たかまくら

high pillow

枕絵

まくらえ

erotic picture

歌枕

うたまくら

oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

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)