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見たばかりに japanese grammar?
試験中ちょっと横を見たばかりに、カンニングと間違われた。
kindly explain the meaning of 見たばかりに here. Thanks in advance
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- 8 years agoFavourite answer
"Simply because I took a (short) look to the side during a test I was mistaken for cheating." 試験中ちょっと横を見たばかりに、カンニングと間違われた。ばかりに=simply because, on account of. I got the feeling from ちょっと that it was only a short glance to the side.
Source(s): Teaching myself japanese five years now.
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