YOU SAID:
I once stubbed my toe so hard I started to cry
INTO JAPANESE
かつてつま先を突き刺して泣き始めた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I once pierced my toe and started crying
INTO JAPANESE
つま先を突き刺して泣き始めた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I pierced my toes and started crying
INTO JAPANESE
つま先を突き刺して泣き始めた
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I pierced my toes and started crying
That didn't even make that much sense in English.