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to ascend; to go up; to climb
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise
to go to (the capital)
to be promoted
to add up to
to advance (in price)
to swim up (a river); to sail up
to come up (on the agenda)
カラフルな気球が空高く昇っていった。
The balloon ascended high into the sky.
毎朝、朝日が東の空からゆっくり昇る。
The morning sun rises in the eastern sky.
今朝、太陽が山の向こうから昇った。
This morning, the sun rose from beyond the mountains.