laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)
at the bedside where one dreams
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (Canthigaster rivulata)
bedside; near one's pillow
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
cooling pillow (often rubber)
using one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
place that is often written about in waka poetry; oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night; changing a pillow position (esp. for a dead body); acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
overnight stay when traveling (travelling); sleeping on grass in an open field
fighting to the bitter end; going down with the ship; (lit.) remaining in one's castle and fighting to the end
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
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
sleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
pillow money; pillow tip; tip left by the pillow for the room maid
pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow
using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow