払う
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Meanings
- to pay (e.g. money, bill)
- to brush off, to wipe away, to clear away, to dust off, to cut off (e.g. branches)
- to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
- to sell off (something unneeded), to dispose of
- to pay (e.g. attention), to show (e.g. respect, concern)
- to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice), to expend, to exert
- to move out (of one's own place), to vacate
- to sweep (e.g. one's legs), to knock aside
- to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
- to reset (an abacus)
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Example sentences
I will pay the money.
I haven't paid the money yet.
Can I pay by card?
I heard that she still hasn't paid last month's rent.
I brushed the dust off my clothes before going out.
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
View detailsimportant, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK
View detailsto get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity
View detailsI, me; you; manservant
View detailsto wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)
View detailsMetropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital
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