the smell of burning rice when mother was busy chasing her little brother back into the house , the stench of sweat after a good laborious workout practicing routines learned from movies , the sweet fragrance of mandarin orange mineral salts melting in the hot bath , calming the mind and smoothing the aches in the body ; all these were smells that sakura would have been happy to take in , creating a keen sense of nostalgia that would transport her back in time .