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ばかり

ばかりbakariN2neutral

savor + nothing but

ajiwau bakari

nothing but; only ever

meaning: do nothing but savor

Same meaning

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜ばかり
  • 味あじわうばかり

弟おとうとは休やすみの日ひ、ゲームばっかりしてる。

otouto wa yasumi no hi, geemu bakkari shiteru.

On his days off my little brother does nothing but game. casual

弟おとうとは味あじわうばかりで、少すこしも勉強べんきょうしない。

otouto wa ajiwau bakari, sukoshi mo benkyou shinai.

My brother does nothing but savor and doesn't study one bit. neutral

Same meaning14

only; nothing but

All examples5

nothing but N — one thing dominates where variety is expected

  1. 弟おとうとは休やすみの日ひ、ゲームばっかりしてる。

    otouto wa yasumi no hi, geemu bakkari shiteru.

    On his days off my little brother does nothing but game. casual

  2. この店みせは、お客きゃくさんが学生がくせいばかりです。

    kono mise wa, okyakusan ga gakusei bakari desu.

    The customers at this place are all students. neutral

does nothing but — the same thing every time, rarely approved of

  1. 弟おとうとは遊あそぶばかりで、少すこしも勉強べんきょうしない。

    otouto wa asobu bakari, sukoshi mo benkyou shinai.

    My brother does nothing but play and doesn't study one bit. neutral

  2. 悩なやんでいるばかりじゃ、何なにも変かわらないよ。

    nayande iru bakari ja, nani mo kawaranai yo.

    If you do nothing but go on worrying, nothing changes. casual

  3. 国くにの人ひととばかり話はなしていると、日本語にほんごはなかなか上達じょうたつしません。

    kuni no hito to bakari hanashite iru to, nihongo wa nakanaka joutatsu shimasen.

    If you only ever talk with people from your own country, your Japanese won't get far. neutral

How it's formed4

All forms2

  • ばっかりbakkaricolloquial

    味あじわうばっかり

    everyday spoken strengthening — ゲームばっかり！

  • ばっかbakkacolloquial

    味あじわうばっか

    clipped speech, youth-flavored — 嘘うそばっか。

Notes

Nばかり keeps が/を silent (甘あまい物ものばかり食たべる).
After a numeral (二日ふつかばかり) ばかり is an approximator, but a dated one — modern speech says くらい.