to sweep, to brush, to clean...

cleaning, sweeping, dusting...

cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection...

to pay (e.g. money, bill), to brush off...

sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines

vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover...

vacuum cleaner, vacuum, hoover...

cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up

cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up

cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up

cleaning up (enemy remnants), sweeping clean (of opponents), mopping up

sweeping with fire, mowing down, strafing

major cleanup, spring cleaning

rubbish heap, garbage dump

wiping out, annihilation

sweeping, scanning

visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival), removal of moss from a tombstone

to sweep out, to clean out

to sweep out, to clean out

newly swept (room, etc.), gathering silkworms from the egg paper

newly swept (room, etc.), gathering silkworms from the egg paper

rubbish heap, garbage dump

rubbish heap, garbage dump

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss

scrubbing (with water), cleaning

scrubbing (with water), cleaning

minesweeping ship, minesweeper

cleaning woman

janitor, cleaner

cleaner fish