YOU SAID:
when i was a lad, cats and dogs fought each other bitterly for an age
INTO JAPANESE
私が若者だったとき、猫と犬は年齢のために激しく互いに戦った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
Cats and dogs fought each other hard for age when I was young
INTO JAPANESE
私が若い頃、猫と犬は年を重ねるために激しく戦った
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I was young, cats and dogs fought hard to get old
INTO JAPANESE
私が幼い頃、猫と犬は年をとるために一生懸命戦いました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I was little, cats and dogs fought hard to get old
INTO JAPANESE
私が小さい頃、猫と犬は年をとるために一生懸命戦いました
BACK INTO ENGLISH
When I was little, cats and dogs fought hard to get old
That didn't even make that much sense in English.