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Usages of bakari
休憩 の 間 に コーヒー ばかり 飲んで います。kyuukei no aida ni koohii bakari nonde imasu.
During the break I drink nothing but coffee.
最近 私 は 甘い 物 ばかり 食べて 太りました。saikin watasi ha amai mono bakari tabete hutorimasita.
Recently I gained weight because I eat only sweets.
昨日 は 並んで ばかり で、 お釣り の 計算 を する 余裕 が なかった。kinou ha narande bakari de, oturi no keisan wo suru yoyuu ga nakatta.
Yesterday I did nothing but stand in lines and had no time to calculate change.
冷凍食品 とか インスタントラーメン とか ばかり 食べて いる と、 栄養 が 足りなく なる かも しれません。reitousyokuhin toka insutantoraamen toka bakari tabete iru to, eiyou ga tarinaku naru kamo siremasen.
If you eat only frozen food and instant ramen and such, you might not get enough nutrition.
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