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was kinda interested myself but it looks absurdly hard

INTO JAPANESE

ちょっと興味はあったけど、めちゃくちゃ難しそう

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was a little interested, but it seemed very difficult.

INTO JAPANESE

少し興味はあったのですが、とても難しそうでした。

BACK INTO ENGLISH

I was a little interested, but it seemed very difficult.