YOU SAID:
the man looked at me with a smile, it was cute
INTO JAPANESE
男は笑顔で私を見て、可愛かった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The man looked at me with a smile and was cute
INTO JAPANESE
男は笑顔で私を見て可愛かった
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The man looked at me with a smile and was cute
That didn't even make that much sense in English.