(poetry) a pillow word, an epithet, specifically a poetic device where a certain introductory phrase is commonly used to allude to something else, traditionally used in 和歌 (waka, “traditional Japanese poetry”)

(rail transport) railway sleeper; railroad tie

a surname

a position in which one lying person pillows the head on another sitting person's thighs

Alternative spelling of 枕詞 (makura kotoba): an epithet; introductory words; a pillow talk

The Pillow Book

A small pillow that is tied under the obi at the back which gives the obi musabi or "knot" its volume.

dakimakura (type of body-length pillow)

using sexual favors to improve business or one's standing

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument