YOU SAID:
Quite a lot has happened since I was away
INTO JAPANESE
私が離れてからかなりのことが起こった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
A lot has happened since I left
INTO JAPANESE
離れてから色々あった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There have been various things since I left
INTO JAPANESE
離れてから色々ありました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There have been various things since I left
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