最近は物価が上がるばかりで生活が大変になってきた

N4 最近 saikin recently, nowadays, lately N5 物 mono thing, object N5 上 ue on / above N5 大変 taihen difficult, hard, very, serious

N3 最 sai, shu / motto.mo, tsuma utmost, most, extreme N4 近 kin, kon / chika.i near, early, akin N4 物 butsu, motsu / mono, mono- thing, object, matter N1 価 ka, ke / atai value, price, prix N5 上 jou, shou, shan / ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, a.geru, -a.geru, a.garu, -a.garu, a.gari, -a.gari, nobo.ru, nobo.ri, nobo.seru, nobo.su, tatematsu.ru above, up, au-dessus N5 生 sei, shou / i.kiru, i.kasu, i.keru, u.mareru, uma.reru, u.mare, umare, u.mu, o.u, ha.eru, ha.yasu, ki, nama, nama-, na.ru, na.su, mu.su, -u life, genuine, birth N3 活 katsu / i.kiru, i.kasu, i.keru lively, resuscitation, being helped N5 大 dai, tai / oo-, oo.kii, -oo.ini large, big, grand N3 変 hen / ka.waru, ka.wari, ka.eru unusual, change, strange

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 ba Indicates a hypothetical condition, attaches to verb or adjective, means if it happens then N5 〜が ga Marks the grammatical subject, highlights new information, can also show slight contrast in some sentences N5 〜に ni Indicates destination, target, arrival point, specific time, or person receiving an action N5 〜で de Indicates where an action happens, means used, tool, cause, or material depending on context N5 〜か ka Marks a question, alternative, or uncertainty, appears at the sentence end or between options N5 〜は wa Marks the topic of the sentence, indicates what the sentence is about, can contrast with another element, organizes main information