YOU SAID:

I knew nothing but shadows and thought them to be real

INTO JAPANESE

私は影以外何も知らず、それが本物だと思った

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I knew nothing but the shadow and thought it was real

INTO JAPANESE

私は影しか知らず、それが本物だと思った

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I knew only the shadow and thought it was real

INTO JAPANESE

私は影だけを知っていて、それが本物だと思った

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I knew only the shadow and thought it was real