YOU SAID:
i have been staring at the edge of the water longer than i could remember
INTO JAPANESE
私は覚えているよりも長く水辺を見つめていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I stared at the water for longer than I remember
INTO JAPANESE
私は覚えているよりも長く水を見つめていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I stared at the water longer than I remember
INTO JAPANESE
私は覚えているよりも長く水を見つめていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I stared at the water longer than I remember
That didn't even make that much sense in English.