YOU SAID:
The man had a weapon in his hand
INTO JAPANESE
男は手に武器を持っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the man had a weapon in his hand
INTO JAPANESE
その男は手に武器を持っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The man had a weapon in his hand
INTO JAPANESE
男は手に武器を持っていた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the man had a weapon in his hand
INTO JAPANESE
その男は手に武器を持っていた
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