introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story)
まくらことば
épithète décorative
pillow word
ice pillow
nap
うたまくら
épithète poétique récurrente
oft-repeated descriptive epithets in poetry
かいちん
sortir les oreillers et le futon
bringing out the pillows and futon (in Zen Buddhism)
くくりまくら
oreiller rempli de balle de sarrasin, de balle de riz ou similaire
pillow stuffed with buckwheat chaff, rice husks or similar material
きくまくら
oreiller garni de pétales de chrysanthème
pillow stuffed with chrysanthemum petals (allegedly good for headaches)
air cushion
high pillow
てまくら
utiliser son bras comme oreiller
using one's arm for a pillow
bridal bed
water-filled pillow
いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす
refuser obstinément de reconnaître son erreur
to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong
Kusamakura (1906 novel by Natsume Sōseki)
くさまくら
nuitée pendant un voyage
overnight stay when traveling (travelling)
そでまくら
utiliser les manches du kimono comme oreiller
using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow
おびまくら
coussin ovale avec deux longues bandes nouées sous l'obi pour lui donner plus de volume
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
ていはんぱつまくら
oreiller à mémoire de forme
memory foam pillow
とうちん
oreiller en porcelaine (d'été)
porcelain pillow (used in summer)
lonely in bed
なみまくら
dormir pendant une traversée maritime
sleeping while on a sea voyage
はこまくら
oreiller à base en bois en forme de boîte
pillow with a box-shaped wooden base
chopstick rest
ひざまくら
poser la tête sur les genoux de quelqu'un
laying one's head in someone's lap
ひじまくら
poser la tête sur le bras ou le coude
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
ice pillow
body pillow
きたまくら
poisson-globe à lignes brunes
brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
pillowcase
to sleep together (for a man and a woman)
まくらをたかくしてねむる
dormir paisiblement
to sleep in peace
to cry in bed
まくらえいぎょう
gratifikasi seks
まくらぎょう
récitation d’un sutra au chevet d’un défunt
sutra recitation at the bedside of a deceased person
まくらげいしゃ
geisha who steals money from sleeping travellers
bedside
まくらじょうようがん
lave en coussins
pillow lava
まくらかざり
autel funéraire provisoire au chevet du défunt
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
bedding
to sleep together in the same bed
まくらぜに
pourboire d'oreiller
pillow money
bedroom theft or thief
The Pillow Book (by Sei Shonagon)
まくらたたき
bataille d'oreillers
pillow fight
まくらだんご
dango offert au défunt
small sweet rice cakes placed at the bedside of the deceased
まくらなげ
bataille d'oreillers
pillow fight
bedside
まくらめし
riz offert au défunt
cooked rice placed at the bedside or grave of the deceased
bedside
acrobatic routine involving multiple wooden pillows
まくらぎ
traverse de chemin de fer
(railway) sleeper
ちんりゅうそうせき
mauvais perdant
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
まくらびょうぶ
petit paravent de chevet
bed(side) screen
at the bedside where one dreams
ゆめまくらにたつ
apparaître en rêve
to appear in one's dream
wooden pillow
やまくら
articulation du pouce servant de repose-flèche
thumb joint where an arrow rests (archery)
たびまくら
dormir hors de chez soi
sleeping away from home
うでまくら
utiliser son bras comme oreiller
using one's arms as a pillow
voyage
そうせきちんりゅう
mauvais perdant
sore loser who stubbornly refuses to admit being wrong
pillow made from bamboo or cane (for use during the summer)