Common Words by Reading

あら
51.7%
to wash ②to inquire into ③to purify (one's heart) ④to lave (e.g. shore)
to wash ②to inquire into ③to purify (one's heart) ④to lave (e.g. shore)
washing one's hands ②restroom ③hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
washing ②sashimi chilled in iced water
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to reveal by washing the surface ②to discover (by investigation) ③to start washing
to wash again ②to reconsider
washing (someone else's body)
washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware) ②place for washing oneself in a bathroom
exposure by washing away ②exposed aggregate (finish) ③revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing ④finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart
セン
36.5%
washing machine (laundry)
washing ②relaxing
baptism ②initiation (into a society, group, etc.) ③one's first experience of something
washing ②cleansing (one's mind and body)
washing with water
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases
washing one's hair
care label (e.g. giving washing, etc. instructions)
Others
font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine
river in which worshippers wash their hands (and rinse their mouth) prior to entering a shrine