If a player hit the tree with the ball, it meant that the crops would grow successfully.
もし選手がボールを木に当てれば、作物はみごとに育つということになっていたのです。
Children should grow up carefree.
子どもはのびのび育つべきだ。
Children will grow even if you leave them alone.
子供は放っておいても育つものだ。
Marine plants grow on the sea bed.
海の植物は海底に付着して育つ。
As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.
Japanese children brought up overseas sometimes face great difficulty in adjusting themselves to Japanese schools after returning, even though they have a perfect command of Japanese.