枕まくら

makura

1. pillow; bolster
2. introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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枕
枕元まくらもと

makuramoto

1. bedside; near one's pillow

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枕元
枕草子まくらのそうし

makurano sōshi

1. The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)

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枕草子
膝枕ひざまくら

hizamakura

1. laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

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膝枕
枕投まくらなげ

makuranage

1. pillow fight

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枕投げ
腕枕うでまくら

udemakura

1. using one's arms as a pillow

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腕枕
枕詞まくらことば

makurakotoba

1. pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature — explanation
2. preface; introduction

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枕詞
北枕きたまくら

kitamakura

1. lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
2. brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)

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北枕
夢枕ゆめまくらに立たつ

yumemakurani tatsu

1. to appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)

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夢枕に立つ
枕返まくらがえし

makuragaeshi

1. makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night — explanation
2. changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body)
3. acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows

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枕返し

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