雑巾

ぞうきん

house-cloth, dust cloth

雑巾摺

ぞうきんずり

finishing board nailed where the floor boards meet the wall, (similar to) skirting, baseboards

雑巾掛け

ぞうきんがけ ぞうきんかけ

cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.)

雑巾摺り

ぞうきんずり

skirting board (in a Japanese-style room); baseboard

濡れ雑巾

ぬれぞうきん

wet cloth, damp rag

ボロ家

ぼろや

run-down shabby house

ボロ布

ぼろきれ

old cloth; rag

ボロ市

ぼろいち

flea market (esp. one held in Setagaya, Tokyo in December or January)

巾

きん はば

napkin, cloth

ボロ勝ち

ボロがち

decisive win, win hands down

ボロ儲け

ぼろもうけ

easy money; easy gain; making a killing

ボロ泣き

ぼろなき

crying profusely

ボロ負け

ボロまけ

decisive defeat, lose big

ボロが出る

ぼろがでる

to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown

ボロを出す

ぼろをだす

to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up

巾偏

はばへん きんべん

kanji "cloth" radical at left

肩巾

ひれ かたはば

shawl (on shoulder of woman's dress)

身巾

みはば

width of a garment

茶巾

ちゃきん

tea cloth, tea napkin