洗濯物がたまる
Laundry piles up
Isogashikute mikka mo sentaku shite inai node, sentakumono ga tamatte iru.
→ I've been so busy that I haven't done laundry for three days, so it's really piling up.
洗濯物がぬれている
Laundry is wet
Kyū ni ame ga futte kite, hoshite ita sentakumono ga nurete iru.
→ It suddenly started raining, so the laundry I hung out is all wet.
洗濯物が湿っている
Laundry is damp
Kumotte iru node, ichinichijū hoshitemo sentakumono ga shimette iru.
→ It's cloudy, so the laundry is still damp even after hanging out all day.
洗濯物が乾く
Laundry dries
Kyō wa tenki ga ii node, sentakumono ga sugu kawaki sō da.
→ The weather is great today, so it looks like the laundry will dry quickly.
洗濯物が真っ白に仕上がる
Laundry comes out pure white
Atarashii senzai o tsukattara, sentakumono ga masshiro ni shiagatta.
→ After using the new detergent, the laundry came out sparkling white.
洗濯物をためる
To let the laundry pile up
Shūmatsu ni matomete arau tame ni, sentakumono o tamete oku.
→ I let the laundry pile up so I can wash it all at once over the weekend.
洗濯物をぬらす
To get the laundry wet
Yogore o otosu tame ni, mazu sentakumono o mizu de nurasu.
→ To get the dirt out, I start by soaking the laundry in water.
洗濯物を干す
To hang out the laundry
Tenki ga ii node, beranda ni sentakumono o hoshimashō.
→ The weather is nice, so let's hang the laundry out on the balcony.
洗濯物を乾燥機で乾かす
To dry laundry in a dryer
Ame no hi wa, sentakumono o kansōki de kawakashimasu.
→ I dry the laundry in the dryer on rainy days.
洗濯物をたたむ
To fold the laundry
Kawaita sentakumono o teinei ni tatande, hikidashi ni ireru.
→ I carefully fold the dry laundry and put it in the drawer.
服を汚す
To get clothes dirty
Kodomo ga soto de asonde, fuku o doro de yogoshite kaette kita.
→ The child came home with their clothes covered in mud from playing outside.
そでが真っ黒に汚れる
Cuffs get filthy/black with dirt
Ichinichijū sagyō o shite itara, sode ga masshiro ni yogorete shimatta.
→ After working all day, my sleeves have turned pitch black with dirt.
洗剤を入れる
To put in detergent
Sentakuki ni irui o irete kara, senzai o ireru.
→ I put the laundry in the washing machine and then add the detergent.
洗剤
Detergent / Laundry soap
Kono senzai wa yogore ga yoku ochiru to hyōban da.
→ This detergent has a reputation for getting stains out really well.
スーツをクリーニングに出す
To send a suit to the dry cleaners
Shigoto de tsukatta sūtsu o kurīningu ni dasu.
→ I'm taking the suit I wore for work to the dry cleaners.
コインランドリーで洗濯をする
To do laundry at a laundromat
Ie no sentakuki ga kowareta node, koinrandorī de sentaku o suru.
→ Our washing machine at home broke, so I'm doing the laundry at a laundromat.
タオルを干す
To hang out a towel to dry
Aratta bakari no taoru o nikkō ni yoku atete hosu.
→ I hang out the freshly washed towel to dry in the direct sunlight.
服をつるす
To hang up clothes
Shiwa ni naranai yō ni, aratta shatsu o hangā ni tsurusu.
→ I hang the washed shirt on a hanger so it doesn't get wrinkled.
ワイシャツにアイロンをかける
To iron a shirt
Ashita kiru waishatsu ni airon o kakeru.
→ I'm ironing the shirt I'm going to wear tomorrow.
しわを伸ばす
To smooth out wrinkles
Airon o tsukatte, zubon no shiwa o shikkari nobasu.
→ I use an iron to thoroughly smooth out the wrinkles in my pants.
しわが伸びる
Wrinkles are smoothed out
Airon o kaketara, shatsu no shiwa ga kirei ni nobita.
→ Once I ironed it, the wrinkles in the shirt were smoothed out nicely.
ウールのセーターが縮む
A wool sweater shrinks
Sentaku no shikata o machigaete, ūru no sētā ga chijinde shimatta.
→ I washed it the wrong way, and my wool sweater shrank.
ジーンズの色が落ちる
Jeans fade in color
Kono jī nzu wa saisho no sentaku de kanari iro ga ochiru.
→ These jeans fade quite a bit during the first wash.
