Question

The moment I saw that man’s face, I realized right away that he was the man I broke up with 10 years ago. N1 watashi wa sono hito no kao o hitome miru ya ina ya, juunen mae ni wakareta koibito da to ki ga tsuita.

Accepted Answer

わたしはその人の顔を人目見るや否や、１０年前に別れた恋人だと気がついた。 the moment that; no sooner than; as soon as や否や

English	The moment I saw that man’s face, I realized right away that he was the man I broke up with 10 years ago.
Japanese	わたしはその人の顔を人目見るや否や、１０年前に別れた恋人だと気がついた。
Level	N1
Meaning	the moment that; no sooner than; as soon as
Romanized	watashi wa sono hito no kao o hitome miru ya ina ya, juunen mae ni wakareta koibito da to ki ga tsuita.
Vocab	や否や

I Moment Man’s Face Realized Man Broke Years