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It was as gloomy inside the mansion as the sunlight was dazzling outside.
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Vocabulary list

soto
noun
  1. outside; exterior
  2. the open (air)
  3. other place; somewhere else; outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
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
youkou
noun
  1. sunshine; sunlight
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)
mabayui
i adjective
  1. dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
bun
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. part; portion; share
noun, used as a suffix
  1. amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); enough (for)
noun
  1. one's means; one's place; one's lot; one's social position
  2. one's duty; one's part
  3. condition; state (of affairs); extent; rate (as in "at this rate")
noun, adverb
  1. in proportion to; just as much as; to the same degree
noun, used as a suffix
  1. content (e.g. alcohol); percentage
  2. equivalent to (e.g. an old brother)
yashiki
noun
  1. residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
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
naka
noun
  1. inside; interior
noun, adverb
  1. among; within
noun
  1. middle; center; centre
noun, adverb
  1. during; while; middle; midst; amid
noun
  1. interval; gap
  2. mean; average
no adjective, noun
  1. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun, no adjective
  1. medium grade; medium quality
noun
  1. red-light district
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
honogurai
i adjective
  1. gloomy; obscure
hono
prefix
  1. slight; dim; faint
kurai
i adjective
  1. dark; gloomy; murky
  2. depressed; dispirited; down in the dumps; dark (mood)
  3. dark (in colour); dull
  4. ill-boding; dark (e.g. past); suspicious
  5. unlikely (to succeed); hopeless; unpromising
  6. unfamiliar (with); ignorant (of) (as 〜に暗い)

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