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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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かぎ
って
means
only when ~; particularly when ~
いそ
いでいる
とき
かぎ
って
バス
おく
れる

Our bus comes late particularly when we are in a hurry.
その
かぎ
って
さいふ
財布
いえ
わす
れた

I left my wallet at home on that particular day.
よる
れない
とき
かぎ
って
とけい
時計
カチカチいう
おと
なるもの
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

ゲン   かぎ to limit, restrict   
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キュウ   いそ to hurry   
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ジ   とき time, occasion   
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チ   おそ late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ザイ   サイ    money, wealth, property   
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フ   ぬの cloth   
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カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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ボウ   わすれる to forget   
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ヤ   よる    よ night   
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シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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ケイ   はからう to arrange   はか to measure, compute   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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