伸び[のび] (nobi)

売り上うりあげの 伸のびが 予想よそうされている

Increased sales are expected.

爪つめが 伸のびています。

My nails have grown.

ゴムが 伸のびてしまった。

The elastic has gone loose.

うちの子は背が伸びるだけ伸びた感じです。

It looks like my child has grown as much as he is going to.

輸出はここ数年、中国向けが急速に伸びている。

Regarding exports, for the last few years those to China have been increasing rapidly.

日本の輸出は今後あまり伸びないように思われる。

It seems that Japanese exports are not going to grow so much in the future.

今期の売り上げの伸びは三パーセントに過ぎない。

The sales increase this term is as little as three percent.

しばらく練習をしなかったら、逆に成績が伸びた。

I didn't practice for some time; then, contrary to expectations, my performance improved.

ビルはよく勉強している割に(は)成績が伸びない。

For all his hard work, Bill's grades don't seem to improve. / Although Bill studies hard, his grades do not improve.

日本列島は南北に伸びているが故に、温度差が大きい。

Because the Japanese archipelago extends north and south, the temperature difference (within Japan) is great.

新しい教科書を使った結果、学生の成績が 著いちじるしく伸びた。

As a result of using a new textbook, the students improved their performance remarkably.

日本の経済力が伸びるにつれて、日本語の学生が増えてきた。

As Japan's economic strength has grown, Japanese language students have increased.