[まくら, makura] (n, n-suf) (1) pillow; bolster; (2) introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in; (P) #13147
[かりまくら, karimakura] (n) nap
[うたまくら, utamakura] (n) oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
[かいちん, kaichin] (n) { Buddh } bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism); sleeping
[くくりまくら, kukurimakura] (n) pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
[きくまくら, kikumakura] (n) pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
[くうきまくら, kuukimakura] (n) air cushion
[たかまくら, takamakura] (n) high pillow
[てまくら, temakura] (n) using one's arm for a pillow
[にいまくら, niimakura] (n) bridal bed
[みずまくら, mizumakura] (n) water-filled pillow
[いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす, ishinikuchisusuginagarenimakurasu] (exp) (id) (obsc) refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
[くさまくら, kusamakura] (n) (1) (See 旅寝) overnight stay when traveling (travelling); (2) sleeping on grass in an open field
[おびまくら, obimakura] (n) oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
[ひとりまくら, hitorimakura] (n) lonely in bed
[なみまくら, namimakura] (n) sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
[はこまくら, hakomakura] (n) pillow encased in a box
[はしまくら, hashimakura] (n) (See 箸置き) chopstick rest
[ひざまくら, hizamakura] (n) sleeping with one's head in another's lap
[ひじまくら, hijimakura] (n, vs) using one's elbows as a pillow
[こおりまくら, koorimakura] (n) ice pillow
[きたまくら;キタマクラ, kitamakura ; kitamakura] (n) (1) lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); (2) (uk) brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
[まくらをたかくしてねむる, makurawotakakushitenemuru] (exp, v5r) to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
[まくらカバー, makura kaba-] (n) (See ピローケース) pillowcase
[まくらえ, makurae] (n) erotic picture
[まくらぎょう, makuragyou] (n) sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person
[まくらげいしゃ, makurageisha] (n) (1) geisha whose talents are limited to the bedroom; (2) (See 枕探し) geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
[まくらもと, makuramoto] (n, adj-no) near one's pillow; at one's bedside
[まくらことば, makurakotoba] (n) (1) pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature); (2) preface; introduction
[ちんせき, chinseki] (n) bedding; bed
[ちんせき;ちんしゃ, chinseki ; chinsha] (n) (1) (arch) (See 枕席) bedding; bed; (n, vs) (2) (arch) to sleep together in the same bed; (3) (arch) to sleep together using each other's bodies as pillow; (4) (arch) to sleep together using books as a pillow
[まくらぜに;まくらせん, makurazeni ; makurasen] (n) pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
[まくらさがし, makurasagashi] (n) bedroom theft or thief
[まくらのそうし, makuranosoushi] (n) The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
[まくらぞうし;まくらそうし, makurazoushi ; makurasoushi] (n) (1) (arch) private diary; pillow book; (2) book of erotic pictures
[まくらなげ, makuranage] (n) pillow fight
[ちんとう, chintou] (n) bedside
[まくらべ, makurabe] (n) bedside
[まくらぎ, makuragi] (n) sleeper; railroad tie
[ちんりゅうそうせき, chinryuusouseki] (n) sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
[まくらびょうぶ, makurabyoubu] (n) bed(side) screen
[ゆめまくら, yumemakura] (n) at the bedside where one dreams
[ゆめまくらにたつ, yumemakuranitatsu] (exp, v5t) to appear in one's dream
[たびまくら, tabimakura] (n) sleeping away from home
[うでまくら, udemakura] (n, vs) using one's arms as a pillow
[かじまくら, kajimakura] (n) voyage
[そうせきちんりゅう, sousekichinryuu] (n) sore loser stubbornly refusing to admit being wrong and adhering to the far-fetched argument
[かごまくら, kagomakura] (n) pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)