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And I was fourteen years old before I touched a piano for the first time.
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soshite
conjunction
  1. and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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juuyonsai
  1. fourteen years old; 14 years old
juushi
juuyon
numeric
  1. 14; fourteen
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sai
suffix, counter
  1. -years-old
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ninattehajimete
expression
  1. (it was) not until; (it was) only when
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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
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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.)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
hajimete
adverb
  1. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... (after the -te form of a verb)
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piano
noun
  1. piano
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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
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fureru

Plain Past Indicative Form

fureta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to touch; to feel
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to touch (with) (as 〜に手を触れる, 〜に口を触れる, etc.)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to experience; to come in contact with; to perceive
  2. to touch on (a subject); to allude to; to refer to; to mention; to bring up
  3. to be in conflict with; to violate (law, copyright, etc.); to infringe
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to proclaim; to make known; to spread (e.g. a rumour)
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nodesu
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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