He stepped down into the kitchen & washed up the utensils. He had a warped bucket in which it appeared that he had saved the water used for washing the rice rather than throwing it out. In that he washed the chawan bowls & the rest. Having washed, dried, & turned the utensils upside down on the shelf, he now took the bucket of water in which the rice & everything else had been washed, & dampened a rag for the inside of the hermitage. He then briskly wiped down the verandah, the pillars, & the doorsill. This done, he picked up the bucket, went out the back door, & poured the water over the vegetables...With one bucket of water, Santoka washed the rice, the chawan, wiped up with a damp cloth, & provided nourishment for the vegetables. Ultimately he put it to use four times.