YOU SAID:

He’s not so close as he used to be, though he laughs now more than he talks.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は以前ほど親しくないが、今は話す以上に笑っている。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He's not as close as he used to be, but now he laughs more than he talks.

INTO JAPANESE

彼は以前ほど親しくないが、今では話す以上に笑っている。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

He's not as close as he used to be, but now he laughs more than he talks.