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oh, well, that took a very long time as is

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おお、そうですね、とても長い時間がかかりました

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Oh, yes, it took a very long time

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ああ、そう、とても時間がかかりました

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Oh, yes, it took quite a while

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ああ、はい、それはかなり時間がかかりました

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Oh, yes, that took quite a while

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ああ、はい、それはかなり時間がかかりました

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Oh, yes, that took quite a while