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#292
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
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    only;merely;nothing but;no more than
    5000円ばかりもっている。
    I have about 5,000 yen.
  2. 2
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    approximately;about
    あなたの妹はいつも自分の夫のことで文句ばかり言っている。
    That sister of yours is always complaining of her husband.
  3. 3
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    just (finished, etc.)
    after the -ta form of a verb
    「君はそれを終えたか」「とんでもない、始めたばかりだ」
    "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
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#2,784
Meaning
  1. 1
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    (simply) because;on account of
    最後の詰めを怠ったばかりに、画竜点睛を欠くはめになってしまったね。
    You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.
  2. 2
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    as if to;(as though) about to
    See also: 許り (ばかり)
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#14,766
Common
Meaning
  1. 1
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    not only
    彼女は美しいばかりか、心も優しく、しかも、聡明である。
    Besides being beautiful, she is kind and intellectual.
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#27,112
Meaning
  1. 1
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    not only ... but (also);as well as ...
    彼女は美しいばかりでなく才能もあった。
    She was not merely beautiful, but also talented.
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