to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wash away; to rinse off
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to wash again; to reconsider
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
washing (somebody else's body); scrubbing each other
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
dishwashing; doing dishes
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
to wash clean; to cleanse
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to finish washing; to wash well; to investigate thoroughly
washtub; dishpan; washing-up bowl
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
washing by rubbing (clothes, hands, etc.)
(arch.) exchanging clothing at the time of laundering; (money) laundering; moving average method of valuation; reassessing
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
to examine closely; to check up on; to ferret out; to wash carefully
brush cleaner; brush cleaning; brush washing; writing brush washer
to be jostling against each other
wash stand; wash basin; sink
dishwasher; dishwashing machine
prewashing; preliminary washing
if a cat washes its face, rain is coming
drying basket (e.g. for dishes)
to fade something by overwashing it
extremely indigent; extremely poor; in dire poverty; as poor as a church mouse
event where schoolchildren wash their inkstones, brushes and desks the night before Tanabata to pray for success in their studies
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
individually "washing" a partner's fingers or toes in one's vagina (esp. as a service at a soapland)
vinegar used to wash or season seafood
washing only the soiled part (of a garment)
if a cat washes its ears, rain is coming
powder for cleaning the hair; powder shampoo
small vessel or bowl in which sake cups are rinsed
washing and rinsing; cleaning
simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony
preparing food (esp. fish) by rinsing it with vinegar
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Japanese big-ear radix (pond snail, Radix auricularia japonica)