YOU SAID:
Peter picked a peck of pepper
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ピーターはコショウを一粒摘みました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
peter picked a pepper
INTO JAPANESE
ピーターはピーマンを選びました
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Peter chose peppers
INTO JAPANESE
ピーターはピーマンを選びました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Peter chose peppers
That didn't even make that much sense in English.