pillow
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Concepts using this kanji
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
memory foam pillow
air cushion
trading sexual favours (for career advancement, etc.)
bedside
using one's arm as a pillow
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping)
(untalented) geisha who sells sex
water-filled pillow
(railway) sleeper
wooden pillow
high pillow
pillow fight
neck pillow
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
bridal bed
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person
bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism)
to sleep together (for a man and a woman)
lonely in bed
bedding
to appear in one's dream (of a deity or deceased; to advise, admonish, etc.)
to sleep in peace
caruncle
bedroom theft or thief
private diary
place that is often written about in waka poetry
makuragaeshi
pillow lava
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
sleeping while on a sea voyage
sleeping away from home
body pillow
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
to live freely in the wilderness
nap
overnight stay when traveling (travelling)
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
at the bedside where one dreams
pillow money
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
using one's arms as a pillow
pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
cooling pillow (often rubber)
bed(side) screen
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
porcelain pillow (used in summer)
pillowcase
ice pillow
Japanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)
using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow
erotic picture
pillow word
chopstick rest
laying one's head in someone's lap
voyage
to cry in bed
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