YOU SAID:
I've been away too long awhile
INTO JAPANESE
私もしてきた距離長いしばらくの間
BACK INTO ENGLISH
While the long distance I've also
INTO JAPANESE
長距離電話の請求書を見て彼は驚いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was surprised at the long-distance phone bill.
INTO JAPANESE
長距離電話の請求書を見て彼は驚いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He was surprised at the long-distance phone bill.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.