YOU SAID:
the soldiers were going through the motions in the military exercise
INTO JAPANESE
兵士たちは軍事演習で運動をしていました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Soldiers were exercising in military exercises
INTO JAPANESE
兵士たちは軍事演習で運動していました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Soldiers were exercising in military exercises
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