犬は主人の声を聞くやいなや弾丸のように飛んでいった。

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English Translation

As soon as the dog heard his master's voice, off he ran like a shot.

Furigana

犬(いぬ)は主人(しゅじん)の声(こえ)を聞(き)くやいなや弾丸(だんがん)のように飛(と)んでいった。

Romanji

Inu wa shujin no koe o kiku yainaya dangan no yōni tondeitta.

Words

犬 (いぬ)

dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); loser; asshole; counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful

は (は)

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

主人 (しゅじん)

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host; hostess

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

声 (こえ)

voice

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.

聞く (きく)

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to query; to learn of; to hear about; to follow (advice); to comply with; to smell (esp. incense); to sample fragrance

や否や (やいなや)

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

弾丸 (だんがん)

bullet; shot; shell

様に (ように)

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

飛ぶ (とぶ)

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop