YOU SAID:

ive been staring at the edge of the water

INTO JAPANESE

私は水辺を見つめていた

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I was staring at the waterside

INTO JAPANESE

水辺を見つめていた

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Staring at the waterside

INTO JAPANESE

水辺を見つめて

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Staring at the waterside