N2822/1725

枕まくら

nounnoun (generic)noun (suffix)

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まくら

Meanings

pillow, bolster
introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story), lead-in

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Example sentences

枕まくらが柔やわらかすぎて首くびが痛いたくなった。

The pillow was too soft and my neck started to hurt.

旅行りょこう先さきのホテルで枕まくらの高たかさが合あわず、よく眠ねむれなかった。

At the hotel during my trip, the pillow height didn't suit me and I couldn't sleep well.

彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの枕まくらを持参じさんしないと眠ねむれないらしい。

She apparently can't sleep unless she brings her own pillow.

落語家らくごかは話はなしの枕まくらとして季節きせつの話題わだいを取とり上あげることが多おおい。

Rakugo performers often use seasonal topics as an introduction to their stories.

古ふるい枕まくらを新あたらしいものに替かえてから、睡眠すいみんの質しつが格段かくだんに上あがった。

Since replacing my old pillow with a new one, the quality of my sleep has improved remarkably.

Related words

潜るもぐる

to dive (into or under water); to get under, to get into, to get in, to creep into, to crawl under, to bury oneself, to burrow into, to dig oneself into, to snuggle under; to hide oneself (esp. from the government), to conceal oneself, to go underground

上下じょうげ

top and bottom, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends, up and down; going up and down, rising and falling, fluctuating; going and coming back; upper and lower classes, ruler and ruled, the government and the people; first and second volumes; top and bottom, two-piece (outfit)

突くつく

to prick, to stab; to poke, to prod, to push, to thrust, to nudge, to hit, to strike; to use (a cane), to prop oneself up with, to press against (the floor, etc.); to attack; to brave (the rain, etc.)