消える【きえる】
to disappear, to vanish, to go out of sight, to go away, to become lost, to go out (of a fire, light, etc.), to die, to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen), to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.), to vanish (e.g. of hope), to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness), to disappear, to fade away (e.g. of footsteps), to wear away (e.g. of an inscription), to rub out (of writing), to fade (e.g. of ink), to be lost (e.g. of a tradition), to die out, to disappear
消す【けす】
to erase, to rub out, to rub off, to cross out, to delete, to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.), to switch off, to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.), to put out, to remove (a smell, pain, etc.), to eliminate, to get rid of, to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.), to neutralize (poison), to drown out (a sound), to deaden, to absorb, to muffle, to kill, to murder, to bump off, to rub out
消費者【しょうひしゃ】
consumer
消費税【しょうひぜい】
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
消極的【しょうきょくてき】
negative, passive, half-hearted, unmotivated
消防【しょうぼう】
fire fighting, fire department, fire brigade
消印【けしいん】
postmark, (postal) cancellation mark
取り消し【とりけし】
cancellation, withdrawal, abolition, revocation, cancel, CAN
消息筋【しょうそくすじ】
informed circles
消息【しょうそく】
news (from someone), letter, contact, (someone's) whereabouts, (someone's) movements
消極【しょうきょく】
passive, negative, conservative, depolarization
消化【しょうか】
digestion (of food), digestion (of information), assimilation, thorough understanding, consumption, absorption, using up, meeting (e.g. a quota), completion, losing one's form and turning into something else
消しゴム【けしゴム】
eraser, rubber
消火【しょうか】
fire fighting, extinguishing a fire
消費財【しょうひざい】
consumer goods
消毒【しょうどく】
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
消防庁【しょうぼうちょう】
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
消化器【しょうかき】
digestive organs
消耗【しょうもう】
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
帳消し【ちょうけし】
writing off (a debt), cancellation, balancing the books, cancelling out (gains or losses), making even, making up (for), offsetting, undoing, wiping out
