[はらう, harau] (v5u, vt) (1) to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.); (2) to brush; to wipe; to clear away; to dust off; to prune away branches; (3) to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sweep out; (P)#17795
[はれる, hareru] (v1, vi) (1) to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining; (2) to refresh (e.g. spirits); (3) (See 疑いが晴れる) to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); (4) to be dispelled; to be banished; (P)