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Hardly spoke to folks around him didn't have too much to say

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周りの人にはほとんど話さず、あまり話すこともなかった

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I rarely talked to people around me, I didn't talk much

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周りの人と話すことはほとんどなかったので、あまり話さなかった

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I didn't talk much because I rarely talked to people around me

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周りの人とはほとんど話さなかったので、あまり話さなかった

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I rarely spoke to people around me, so I didn't talk much

INTO JAPANESE

周りの人と話すことがほとんどなかったので、あまり話さなかった

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I didn't talk much because I rarely talked to people around me

INTO JAPANESE

周りの人とはほとんど話さなかったので、あまり話さなかった

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I rarely spoke to people around me, so I didn't talk much

INTO JAPANESE

周りの人と話すことがほとんどなかったので、あまり話さなかった