YOU SAID:
The man swallowed, and then he spoke.
INTO JAPANESE
男は飲み込んだ後、口を開いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
After swallowing, the man opened his mouth.
INTO JAPANESE
飲み込んだ後、男は口を開いた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
After swallowing, the man opened his mouth.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.