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At first I didn't like ballet, but I've come to like it by degrees.
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Vocabulary list

saisho
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. beginning; outset; first; onset
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
suki
na adjective, noun
  1. liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite
  2. in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in)
noun, na adjective
  1. faddism; eccentricity
  2. the way one likes; (as) it suits one
noun
  1. refined taste; elegant pursuits
dehanai

Plain Past Indicative Form

dehanakatta
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nai

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakatta
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
shidaini
adverb
  1. gradually (progress into a state)
  2. in sequence; in order; in turn
sukininaru

te-form

sukininatte
expression, godan verb
  1. to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
suki
na adjective, noun
  1. liked; well-liked; favourite; favorite
  2. in love (with); loved; romantically interested (in)
noun, na adjective
  1. faddism; eccentricity
  2. the way one likes; (as) it suits one
noun
  1. refined taste; elegant pursuits
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iku

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)

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