YOU SAID:
Family is important but so are friends.
INTO JAPANESE
家族は重要であるが友人。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Is family important friends.
INTO JAPANESE
家族の重要な友人であります。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Is an important friend of the family.
INTO JAPANESE
家族の重要な友人です。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It is an important friend of the family.
INTO JAPANESE
家族の大切な友達です。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
It is an important friend of the family.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.