YOU SAID:
The man was sad, he had been ignored for too long.
INTO JAPANESE
刀はあまりに長い間 隠されていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The sword had been hidden away for too long
INTO JAPANESE
刀はあまりに長い間 隠されていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
The sword had been hidden away for too long
That didn't even make that much sense in English.