to raise the baseline

to raise / to increase / to lift / to improve / to elevate / to promote / to advance /

raising and lowering of something / loading and unloading (as of the cargo in a ship) / weaving on a loom (from the way the warp is raised and lowered)

raising and lowering of something / (more specifically) the raising and lowering of prices / praising and berating someone / good times and bad times, thick and thin, ups and downs

to raise and lower something / (more specifically) to raise and lower prices / to start and finish something (such as the process of setting a table for a meal, and then clearing up afterwards)

A sash that is tied around the top edge of the obi which covers the obimakura "pillow".

a swallowtail (butterfly)

raise / give (an example) / put all of one's efforts into / nominate / hold a ceremony

boot up a computer / start up, establish a business

make up, fabricate, invent