私は思わず

I couldn't help but

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I couldn't help but Used when the speaker does something spontaneously or unintentionally, often translated as “without meaning to” or “in spite of myself.”

JA: 私は思わず笑ってしまった。

EN: I couldn't help but laugh.

私は思わず吹き出した。

I couldn't help but burst out laughing.

多襄丸と聞いた時私は思わず泣くのをやめた

The moment I heard the name Tajomaru, I stopped crying.

— 羅生門 (1950)

女の子が転ぶのを見て、私は思わず駆け寄った。

When I saw the girl fall, I instinctively ran over to her.

私は思わず泣いた。

I couldn't help but cry.