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#4,871
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    pillow; bolster
    He laid his head on the pillow.
  2. 2
    JMdict
    introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
  3. 3
    Wikipedia
    EN A pillow is used to sleep on and support the head/neck or other parts of the body while sleeping, lying down or sitting.
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#4,871
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  1. Makura
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#48,309
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    pillow fight
    I had a lot of pillow fights during my school trip.
  2. 2
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    EN A Makura-Nage (Japanese: 枕投げ, まくらなげ) is a game from Japan in which children throw pillows at each other.
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#60,559
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict linguistics
    pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature
  2. 2
    JMdict
    preface; introduction
  3. 3
    Wikipedia
    EN Makurakotoba (枕詞), literally pillow words, are figures of speech used in Japanese waka poetry, where epithets are used in association with certain words.
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#61,572

Inflections of 枕を濡らす

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Meaning
  1. to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
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#76,491
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict railway
    (railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie
  2. 2
    Wikipedia
    EN A railroad tie/railway tie/crosstie (North America) or railway sleeper (British Isles and Australasia) is a rectangular support for the rails in railroad tra...
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#79,708
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Meaning
  1. 1
    JMdict
    The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
  2. 2
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    EN The Pillow Book (枕草子 Makura no Sōshi) is a book of observations and musings recorded by Sei Shōnagon during her time as court lady to Empress Consort Teishi ...
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#89,798

Inflections of 枕を高くして眠る

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  1. to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
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#122,171

Inflections of 枕を高くして寝る

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  1. to sleep in peace; to sleep without fear
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