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promotion; encouragement; fostering; furtherance
unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
親の愛情が子供の成長を助長します。
Parental love promotes children's growth.
この薬は病気の回復を助長した。
This medicine promoted recovery from illness.
読書は想像力を助長しています。
Reading is fostering imagination.