横槌で庭を掃く

よこづちでにわをはく

to hurriedly prepare one's home for guests; to clean one's garden with a mallet

掃き掃除

はきそうじ

sweeping and cleaning

清掃

せいそう

cleaning, clean-up, garbage collection, scavenging

掃除

そうじ

cleaning, sweeping, dusting, scrubbing

掃引

そういん

sweeping, scanning

掃射

そうしゃ

sweeping with fire, mowing down, strafing

掃海

そうかい

sweeping the sea for mines, dragging for mines

一掃

いっそう

clean sweep, purging, doing away with, eradication

掃討

そうとう

cleaning up, sweeping up, mopping up

掃滅

そうめつ

wiping out, annihilation

掃苔

そうたい

visit to a family grave (esp. during the Bon festival)

掃除機

そうじき

cleaner (usu. vacuum cleaner)

掃除婦

そうじふ

cleaning woman

掃除屋

そうじや

cleaner; janitor

掃海艇

そうかいてい

minesweeper

清掃車

せいそうしゃ

garbage truck, dustcart, waste collection vehicle

大掃除

おおそうじ

major cleanup, spring cleaning

煤掃き

すすはき

sweeping the soot from one's house (to welcome the kami of the New Year)

掃き手

はきて

hand touching the ground resulting in direct loss