How to say "refresh" in Japanese

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晴らすはらすCommon
godan verb, transitive verbA transitive verb: to dispel or clear away gloom or worry, and so to refresh oneself. It fits when you take some action to lift your own low spirits.
彼かれは父ちちの死しの恨うらみを晴はらした。↗
He avenged his father's death.
晴れるはれるJLPT N5approx.Common
ichidan verb, intransitive verbThe intransitive counterpart: one's spirits or mood clear up and brighten as gloom lifts. It describes the refreshing change itself rather than an act of refreshing oneself.
彼かれの憂ゆううつは彼女かのじょがキスをすると晴はれた。↗
His depression came to an end when she kissed him.

Both verbs express refreshing one's mood or spirits by clearing away gloom: choose the transitive 「晴らす」 when someone actively dispels worry or sadness, and the intransitive 「晴れる」 when spirits clear and brighten.

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Japanese equivalents

晴らすはらすto dispel
晴れるはれるto refresh (e.g. spirits)
リフレッシュ(memory) refresh

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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