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Grammar detail: に限って(にかぎって)

に限って(にかぎって)
only when ~; especially when ~
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に
かぎ
限
って
means
only when ~; particularly when ~
いそ
急
いでいる
とき
時
に
かぎ
限
って
バスが
おく
遅
れる
。
Our bus comes late particularly when we are in a hurry.
その
ひ
日
に
かぎ
限
って
さいふ
財布
を
いえ
家
に
わす
忘
れた
。
I left my wallet at home on that particular day.
よる
夜
ね
寝
れない
とき
時
に
かぎ
限
って
、
とけい
時計
のカチカチいう
おと
音
が
き
気
になるものだ。
It's only when I can't sleep at night that the ticking of the clock becomes loud enough to bother me.
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Kanji used in this grammar

限
ゲン   かぎる to limit, restrict   
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急
キュウ   いそぐ to hurry   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
財
ザイ   サイ    money, wealth, property   
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布
フ   ぬの cloth   
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家
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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忘
ボウ   わすれる to forget   
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夜
ヤ   よる    よ night   
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寝
シン   ねかす to lay down   ねる to sleep, to lie down   
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計
ケイ   はからう to arrange   はかる to measure, compute   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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気
キ   ケ    spirit   
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