This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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支払う

しはらう
to pay
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払う

はらう
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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支払い

支払
しはらい
payment
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払い

はらい
payment; bill; account; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
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追い払う

追払う
おいはらう、おいぱらう
to drive away
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焼き払う

やきはらう
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
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酔っ払う

酔払う、酔っぱらう
よっぱらう
to get drunk
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払拭

ふっしょく、ふっしき
wiping out; sweeping away
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払い下げ

はらいさげ
disposal (usu. of unwanted government assets); sale
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払い戻し

払戻し、払戻
はらいもどし
repayment; refund; payback