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
消滅【しょうめつ】
extinction, extinguishment, disappearance, vanishing, termination, lapse, annihilation
解消【かいしょう】
cancellation, liquidation, resolution, reduction (e.g. of stress)
取り消す【とりけす】
to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke
消防士【しょうぼうし】
firefighter, fireman
消費【しょうひ】
consumption, expenditure, spending
消費者【しょうひしゃ】
consumer
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
取り消し【とりけし】
cancellation, withdrawal, abolition, revocation, cancel, CAN
消印【けしいん】
postmark, (postal) cancellation mark
消息【しょうそく】
news (from someone), letter, contact, (someone's) whereabouts, (someone's) movements
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
消去【しょうきょ】
elimination, erasure, clearing, dissipating, melting away, elimination (of variables)
消毒【しょうどく】
disinfection, sterilization, sterilisation
消耗【しょうもう】
exhaustion, consumption, using up, dissipation, waste
打ち消す【うちけす】
to deny, to contradict, to negate (esp. a sound), to drown out
