So I was in the plumbing section of the hardware store the other day, looking for something. An employee of the store came up and asked me if I needed any help:

Me: Yeah, I’m looking for a part for my washing machine… no, wait, that’s not the right word… Crap, I forgot the word in Japanese… But it’s what you use for cleaning dirty dishes.
Him: A hose?
Me: ….uh, no. You know, you put your dirty dishes into it and they come out clean.
Him: The sink?

By the way, the answer ended up being 食器洗い機 “shokkiaraiki”…

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