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only
  1. 1 only, merely, nothing but, no more than
  2. 2 approximately, about
  3. 3 just (finished, etc.) — after the -ta form of a verb
  4. 4 as if to, (as though) about to, going to, on the point of, at any minute — after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)
  5. 5 indicates emphasis — often …とばかり(に)
  6. 6 always, constantly
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Mastered counts as known everywhere (frontier, map, extension) but never appears in the quiz again. New wipes the review history for this item.

· examples

  • I just moved.

    sense 3 · just (finished, etc.)

  • I'm surrounded by fuckwits!

    sense 2 · approximately

  • I have about 5,000 yen.

    sense 1 · only

  • I just arrived now.

    sense 3 · just (finished, etc.)

  • Don't just keep making excuses.

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