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)
今月の家賃をまとめて払った。
I paid this month's rent in a lump sum.
肩に積もった雪を払った。
I brushed the snow off my shoulders.
電気代を払うのを忘れました。
I forgot to pay the electricity bill.