Search Terms: *枕*
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noun, noun (suffix)
1.
pillow, bolster
2.
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in
noun
1.
pillow word (decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature)
2.
preface, introduction
Other readings:
枕言葉【まくらことば】
expression
•
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong(idiom , obscure)
noun
1.
place that is often written about in waka poetry
2.
oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
noun
•
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
noun
•
bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism), sleeping(Buddhist term)
noun
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pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
noun
1.
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
2.
brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
キタマクラ
noun
•
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
Other readings:
くくり枕【くくりまくら】
、括枕【くくりまくら】[1]
Notes:
- irregular okurigana usage
noun
•
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong(yojijukugo)