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His face was shadowed from the light.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
kao
noun
  1. face; visage
  2. look; expression; countenance
  3. honor; honour; face
  4. influence; notoriety
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
akari
noun
  1. light; illumination; glow; gleam
  2. lamp; light
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)
ataru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

atarazu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be hit; to strike
  2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
  3. to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
  4. to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
  5. to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
  6. to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
  7. to face; to confront
  8. to lie (in the direction of)
  9. to undertake; to be assigned
  10. to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
  11. to be called on (e.g. by a teacher)
  12. to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
  13. to be unnecessary (as 〜するには当たらない, etc.)
  14. to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak (usu. as 当たっている)
  15. to feel a bite (in fishing)
  16. (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
  2. to shave
  3. to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship (as 〜の〜に当たる)
kage
noun
  1. shadow; silhouette; figure; shape
  2. reflection; image
  3. ominous sign
  4. light (stars, moon)
  5. trace; shadow (of one's former self)
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
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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