YOU SAID:
He's licking up a tree and hoping for maple soup
INTO JAPANESE
彼は木をなめながらメープルスープを望んでいる
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he wants maple soup while licking wood
INTO JAPANESE
彼は木を舐めながらメープルスープが欲しい
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he wants maple soup while licking wood
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