YOU SAID:
He coughed heavily, then he started laughing.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はひどく咳をした後、笑い始めました。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He coughed badly and then started laughing.
INTO JAPANESE
彼はひどく咳をしてから笑い始めた。
BACK INTO ENGLISH
He coughed badly and then started laughing.
That didn't even make that much sense in English.
