YOU SAID:
I got very close this time
INTO JAPANESE
今回はとても親しみました
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I was very familiar this time
INTO JAPANESE
今回はなじみがありました
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I was familiar with this time
INTO JAPANESE
今回はなじみがありました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I was familiar with this time
That didn't even make that much sense in English.