YOU SAID:
He said hello to the dog when the shrinking
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彼は縮んでいるときに犬に挨拶した
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he greeted the dog when he was shrinking
INTO JAPANESE
彼は縮んでいるときに犬に挨拶した
BACK INTO ENGLISH
he greeted the dog when he was shrinking
You should move to Japan!