弟は森に入るやいなや、川をみつけて渡った。向こう岸には雌熊がいて、ぐっすり眠っていた。

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English Translation

No sooner had the younger brother gone into the forest than he found the river, swam across it, and there on the other side was the she-bear, fast asleep.

Furigana

弟(おとうと)は森(もり)に入(はい)るやいなや、川(かわ)をみつけて渡(わた)った。向(む)こう岸(ぎし)には雌(めす)熊(くま)がいて、ぐっすり眠(ねむ)っていた。

Romanji

Otōto wa mori ni hairu yainaya, kawa o mitsukete watatta. mukōgishi ni wa mesu kuma ga ite, gussuri nemutteita.

Words

弟 (おとうと、おと、おとと、てい)

younger brother; little brother; kid brother; pupil; apprentice

は (は)

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

森 (もり)

forest; shrine grove

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

入る (いる)

to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in

や否や (やいなや)

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; whether or not

川 (かわ、がわ)

river; stream; the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)

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.

見つける (みつける、みっける)

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot; to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

渡る (わたる)

to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range; to span

向こう岸 (むこうぎし)

opposite bank; farther shore

雌 (めす、メス)

female (animal)

熊 (くま)

bear (animal)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

居る (いる)

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; (after the -te form of a verb) verb indicating continuing action or state (i.e. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)

ぐっすり (ぐっすり)

sound asleep; fast asleep

眠る (ねむる、ねぶる)

to sleep (not necessarily lying down); to die; to close one's eyes