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so me and my friends were just hitting a jig

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だから私と友達はただジグを打っていた

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So I and my friends were just hitting the jig

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だから私と友達はジグをたたいて

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So I and my friends hit the jig

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だから私と友達はジグを叩きました

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So I and my friends hit the jig