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あか
明
るくなりはじめて、
もの
物
が
しだい
次第
に
み
見
えるようになった。
It began to be light, and things were becoming visible by degrees.
Grammar and points of interest
〜ように 〜ように
 
in order to ~, so that ~, to ~
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
verb stem + はじめる verb stem + はじめる
 
begin to do
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
次第（しだい） 次第（しだい）
 
as soon as ~, steadily
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
adverbs adverbs
 
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
〜ようになる 〜ようになる
 
come about
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
〜くなります／になります 〜くなります／になります
 
become
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
verb て form verb て form
 
and
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
noun + になります noun + になります
 
become
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
明るくなりはじめて、物が次第に見えるようになった。
Conjugations and inflections
  明るく is the adverbial form of 'i' adjective 明るい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  なりはじめて is the te form of the はじめる form of 'ru' godan verb なる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  見える is the plain form of ichidan verb 見える   ALL INFLECTIONS
  なりはじめて is the te form of the はじめる form of 'ru' godan verb なる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
あ か る い 0 あ か る い 3
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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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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も の 3 も の 2 も の 0
Most common form: もの
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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し だ い に 0
1. gradually (progress into a state)
2. in sequence; in order; in turn
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み え る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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よ う 1
Most common form: 陽
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: 陰)
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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Kanji
明
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あく to open   あける to empty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
物
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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勿
モチ   not
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豕
pig
牜
ギュウ   うし cow   
次
ジ   シ   つぎ next   つぐ to come after   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
冫
ice   
第
ダイ    number   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
弔
チョウ    mourning   とむらう to mourn, condole   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
丨
stick   
⺮
bamboo
見
ケン   みる to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
儿
legs
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