Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. to disappear; to vanish; to go out of sight; to go away; to become lost
荷物も全て消えている。All the luggage has disappeared.
2. to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to turn off (e.g. of a TV screen)
さっと、映像が消え、部屋に暗闇が戻る。The image vanished in an instant, and darkness returned to the room.
3. to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope)
互いに罪の意識は消えない。The sense of guilt does not fade for either of them.
4. to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness); to disappear; to fade away (e.g. of footsteps)
聞こえていた足音は消えている。The footsteps that had been audible have disappeared.
5. to wear away (e.g. of an inscription); to rub out (of writing); to fade (e.g. of ink)
6. to be lost (e.g. of a tradition); to die out; to disappear