pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
bedside; near one's pillow
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie
cooling pillow (often rubber)
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
to appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)
at the bedside where one dreams
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
fighting to the bitter end; going down with the ship; (lit.) remaining in one's castle and fighting to the end
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to make love
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person; pillow sutra
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
(untalented) geisha who sells sex; geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong; (lit.) to rinse one's mouth with a rock and rest one's head in a river
to live freely in the wilderness; (lit.) to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)
using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow