YOU SAID:

that to smile and nod,

INTO JAPANESE

微笑んでうなずくこと、

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Smiling and nodding,

INTO JAPANESE

微笑みながらうなずき、

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I nodded, smiling.

INTO JAPANESE

私は微笑みながらうなずいた。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I nodded, smiling.