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N3 最近は物価が上がるばかりで生活が大変になってきた Saikin wa bukka ga agaru bakari de seikatsu ga taihen ni natte kita Recently prices keep rising and life became difficult N3 彼はゲームしてばかりいて全然勉強しない Kare wa geemu shite bakari ite zenzen benkyou shinai He only plays games and does not study at all N3 彼は英語ばかりか中国語も話せる Kare wa eigo bakari ka chuugokugo mo hanaseru He speaks not only English but also Chinese N4 彼は遊んでばかりいます。 Kare wa asonde bakari imasu. He does nothing but play. N4 テレビを見てばかりいてはいけません。 Terebi o mite bakari ite wa ikemasen. You must not just keep watching TV. N4 さっき来たばかりなんだ Sakki kita bakari nanda I just arrived N4 まだ始めたばかりなのにかなり上達していて驚いた Mada hajimeta bakari nanoni kanari joutatsu shite ite odoroita Even though just started recently I was surprised at the progress

N4 〜ばかり bakari Indicates repetition, excess, or focus on only one thing, attaches to noun or verb, means only or keep doing N4 〜ばかりでなく bakari de naku Indicates emphatic addition, connects words or clauses, means not only but also, used in a more formal style