expression / godan ~す verb:

• to be obvious; to be obviously correct; to point to one's palm [literal] - idiom

expression:

• isn't it obvious?; that's common sense - abbrev. of 常識的に考えて - slang

expression:

• it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

noun:

• burning incense without making its source obvious; pleasant smell coming from an unknown location

adjectival noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb / noun / ~の noun:

• clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent - four character idiom

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely

expression:

• clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight ➜ 火を見るより明らか【ひをみるよりあきらか】

expression:

• clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight ➜ 火を見るより明らかである【ひをみるよりあきらかである】

expression:

• anyone can see that; it's obvious that

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

• to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

adjectival noun:

• nontrivial (e.g. solution); non-obvious

ichidan verb:

• to carry in one's own hands; to carry in a manner that is obvious to others - colloquialism ➜ 提げる【さげる】

expression / adverb:

• naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious; as will be understood

noun:

• fixed game; bid-rigging; put-up job; contest in which the victor is practically known beforehand (e.g. due to unfair conditions or an obvious difference in strength) - from 出来合いのレース - abbreviation

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to become known; to come to light; to be discovered ➜ お里が知れる【おさとがしれる】
• to be known; to be understood - often in the negative ➜ 気が知れない【きがしれない】・得体の知れない【えたいのしれない】
• to obviously not amount to much; to seem trivial ➜ 高が知れている【たかがしれている】
• to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying - in the form しれたこと
• to be very intense (worry, hope, etc.); to be extremely severe - in forms like どれほど…かしれない

~と adverb / adverb:

• growing light (e.g. at dawn)
• pale
• appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way