Translation guide
How to express that something is raised, removed, or ended in Japanese, depending on what is being lifted.
Something is physically moved upward, such as an object, a person, or a part of the body.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to rise' or 'to be lifted'. Used when something moves upward on its own or without specifying who lifted it.
The balloon was lifted into the sky.
The curtain is lifted.
Passive form of 持ち上げる (to lift). Emphasizes that something is lifted by someone or something.
The heavy box was lifted by a crane.
Means 'to float' or 'to rise to the surface'. Used for things lifted by buoyancy or appearing in the mind.
The leaf is lifted by the water (floating).
A rule, ban, sanction, or emotional weight is removed or ended.
Passive form of 解除する (to cancel/lift). Commonly used for bans, restrictions, blockades, or sanctions being lifted.
The entry restrictions were lifted.
The economic sanctions are expected to be lifted.
Passive form of 解く (to untie, solve, lift). Used for spells, curses, or metaphorical bonds being lifted.
The spell was lifted.
Passive form of 取り除く (to remove). Used for obstacles, burdens, or worries being lifted/removed.
The anxiety was lifted.
A state such as a siege, curfew, or fog comes to an end.
Intransitive verb meaning 'to dawn' or 'to end'. Used for periods of time or states like night, curfew, or siege being lifted.
Means 'to clear up'. Used for weather like fog or clouds lifting, and metaphorically for doubts or gloom.
A person's mood or spirits are raised.
English 'be lifted' covers many distinct concepts. Do not use a single Japanese verb for all cases. Choose based on what is being lifted: physical object, restriction, mood, etc.
The fog lifted.
The suspicion was lifted.