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growth
  1. 1 growth, development
  2. 2 stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
  3. 3 (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  4. 4 elongation, extension, carry (e.g. of sound), sustain
  5. 5 nobi, solid extension, thick extension — usu. ノビ
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • The cat arched its back and stretched itself.

    sense 1 · growth

  • Dad stretched after dinner.

    sense 2 · stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)

  • Young people have shown a lot of improvement in physical stature.

    sense 1 · growth

  • The GNP has been growing at a snail's pace.

    sense 1 · growth

  • Ha-ha, you always stretch when class is over don't you?

    sense 2 · stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)

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