彼女は私を見るや否や、わっと泣き出した。

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English Translation

The moment she saw me, she burst into tears.

Furigana

彼女(かのじょ)は私(わたし)を見(み)るや否(いな)や、わっと泣(な)き出(だ)した。

Romanji

Kanojo wa watashi o miru ya ina ya, wa to nakidashita.

Words

彼女 (かのじょ)

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見る (みる)

to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe; to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge; to look after; to keep an eye on; to take care of; to view (e.g. flowers, movie); to try; to try out; to see that...; to find that...

や (や)

such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.; interjection expressing surprise; hi; plain copula; yes; what?; indicates a question

否 (ひ)

no; the noes

わっ (わっ、ワッ)

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

泣く (なく)

to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl