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むかし
昔
はペチャパイだったのに、いつの
ま
間
にかこんなに
おお
大
きくなりやがって。
She used to be flat-chested - just when did she get so large?
Grammar and points of interest
こんな, そんな & あんな こんな, そんな & あんな
 
such
昔はペチャパイだったのに、いつの間にかこんなに大きくなりやがって。
いつの間にか〜（いつのまにか） いつの間にか〜（いつのまにか）
 
before I knew it
昔はペチャパイだったのに、いつの間にかこんなに大きくなりやがって。
のに のに
 
despite
昔はペチャパイだったのに、いつの間にかこんなに大きくなりやがって。
〜くなります／になります 〜くなります／になります
 
become
昔はペチャパイだったのに、いつの間にかこんなに大きくなりやがって。
Conjugations and inflections
  だった is the past form of copula だ   ALL INFLECTIONS
  大きく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 大きい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  なりやがって is the te form of the やがる form of 'ru' godan verb なる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
む か し 0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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ペ チ ャ パ イ 3
noun
small breasts; flat-chested
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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い つ の ま に か 5 い つ の ま に か 4
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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こ ん な に 0 こ ん な に 4
so; like this; in this way  (see also: こんな)
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お お き い 3
big; large; great; loud
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な る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
昔
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
龷
キョウ   とも together   
間
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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門
モン   かど gate   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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