YOU SAID:
trees are tall and lanky
INTO JAPANESE
木は高くてひょろ長い
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the tree is tall and spindly
INTO JAPANESE
木は背が高くてとげがある
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the tree is tall and thorny
INTO JAPANESE
木は高くてとげがある
BACK INTO ENGLISH
the tree is tall and thorny
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