Nounnap

Nounplace that is often written about in waka poetry · oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry

Nounlonely in bed

Nouncooling pillow (often rubber)

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

Noun, Suru verbusing one's arms as a pillow

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbresting one's head on one's arm or elbow

Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verbusing one's arm as a pillow; resting one's head on one's arm

Nounlaying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow

Nounwater-filled pillow

Nounpillow with a box-shaped wooden base

Nounsleeping while on a sea voyage; falling asleep to the sound of the ocean

Nounat the bedside where one dreams

Nounhigh pillow

Nounovernight stay when traveling (travelling) · sleeping on grass in an open field

Nounsleeping away from home

Nounbridal bed

Nounvoyage

Nounoval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller

Nounchopstick rest

Nounpillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)

Nounpillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)

Nounbringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism); sleeping

Nounporcelain pillow (used in summer)

Nounwooden pillow

Nounusing the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow

Nounthumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)

Nounneck pillow

Nouncaruncle; strophiole

NounKusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki); The Three-Cornered World; Grass Pillow

Nounair cushion

Nounpillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material

Nounbody pillow; hug pillow

NounJapanese sea biscuit (Clypeaster japonicus)

Nounice pillow

Nounmemory foam pillow