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2 exact word matches found in search 'だけ'
particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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noun, suffix
1. peak
2. mountain
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10 words found beginning with 'だけ'
expression
not just ... (but also ..)  (see also: だけでなく)
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expression
it is not everything to ...  (see also: ばかりが能ではない; after verb; idiomatic expression)
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conjunction
however
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expression
not just ... (but also ..)  (see also: のみならず)
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suffix
.. being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected (from ..)
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expression
.. being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected (from ..)  (often written with kana only)
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expression
all you have to do is; just; that's all
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expression
only; nothing but  (see also: だけ, しか; emphatic form of しか, used with a negative verb)
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expression
at least ...; at least not (when followed by a negative)  (...だけは; idiomatic expression)
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expression
though; much as
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7 words found containing 'だけ' in any position
expression
just as one was told; like she (he) said  (often written with kana only)
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expression
asking would be rude; tasteless question
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to this extent; to this degree; this much  (see also: これだけ; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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expression, 'u' godan verb
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...  (usu. 〜と思います; polite (teineigo) language)
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expression, 'no' adjective
1. in name only; figurehead
expression
2. (only) by name
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conjunction
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that; that is all (when finished speaking)  (often written with kana only)
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