しか
Meanings
Particle
1. only; nothing but
used with neg. verb
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Examples (154 in total)
You can only buy it here.
Am I the only one here?
We could see nothing but fog.
All I can say is, amazing.
I have no more than one thousand yen.
I speak only Italian.
That's all I can say at the moment.
I want to eat something that can only be eaten here.
I slept only two hours.
Only three people were in the room.
There are only men at the campus.
I'm sorry. That's really all I remember.
All I can say is thank you.
She eats nothing but vegetables.
Only four people showed up for the exam.
I can only say that I agree with you.
I eat only fresh vegetables.
It took just an hour.
He eats nothing but fruit.
There's only a little milk left.
Gods of death eat only apples.
I only have two hours.
I only act for myself.
I can wait four days at the longest.
I only know him by name.
Only Tom can do that.
I can speak only a little French.
Only two days remain.
He had only one hundred yen on him.
Koalas can only be seen in Australia.
There are only 28 days in February.
I only eat kosher food.
He thinks of nothing but himself.
They had only one child.
You're the only friend I have.
There's only one boy in the class.
I only have one younger sister.
Autumn changed into winter.
I wonder if we're alone in the universe.
This medicine only works for men.
This door can only be unlocked from the inside.
You're the only person that can persuade him.
I can only tell you what I know.
I only wear a kimono about once a year.
You are the only one who can carry the bag.
At this rate, we'll have to change the schedule.
We had no alternative but to fight.
We can only know her approximate age.
I will only say it once, so listen carefully.
I have only leaves and apples.
We saw only a few people.
I had no more than three pounds.
Most birds can see only by day.
The suitcase contained nothing but dirty clothes.
He had no more than 10,000 yen.
I only drink one can of beer a week.
She has no more than one thousand yen.
I only know that he's from Boston.
Tom is only interested in football.
A unicycle has only one wheel.
She had only a small sum of money.
Only a handful of men want to take childcare leave.
I only eat halal meat.
I can only wait.
You're the only one who can help me.
He could do nothing but watch.
There are only three girls in the class.
Nothing but peace can save the world.
Only a few people understood me.
I'm only going to say this once, so listen carefully.
At best we can only hope for a small profit.
She knows poverty only in the abstract.
This is a very rare case.
It will only take a moment to answer the question.
There's only one store on the island.
There are only just a few passengers on that train.
Robert got a small proportion of the profit.
Doctors have offered me nothing but sleeping pills.
The play was only a partial success.
Tom only thinks about making money.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
A selfish man thinks of nothing but his own feelings.
I only have 100 yen on me.
I have no more than three thousand yen.
What he did was nothing less than madness.
He is in the habit of eating only two meals a day.
What you have said applies only to single women.
Tom says that he only eats organic food.
Except for leap years, February has only 28 days.
My laser printer can only do black and white prints.
He had barely enough to eat.
This classroom can accommodate only thirty students.
Even though she lives in my neighborhood, we only occasionally see each other.
People used to think that only humans could use language.
Their friendship gradually turned into love.
She could only take Japanese lessons for a few hours.
There's only one store that sells this book.
I made it so only root could access the administrative screen.
They are looking at only the sunny side of the American economy.
Tom shaves only about three times a week.
He holds only vague opinions about politics.
The trouble is that they only think of themselves.
He has a superficial knowledge of navigation.
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
This national treasure can be seen by the public only once a year.
Today is April Fools, so I'm telling nothing but lies.
It is difficult to keep up a conversation with someone who only says "yes" and "no".
Only six people came to the party.
In our culture, a man is allowed to be married to only one wife at a time.
The evil leader of the country was interested only in money.
Television viewers see only what the camera shows.
I used to drink a lot of cola, but now I only drink water.
He has only one aim in life, to make money.
The step they took provided at best a temporary solution to the problem.
There is little, if any, difference between the two.
I had been in Tokyo only three days when I received news of my father's death.
No more than 50 people came.
I'll only be here for a few days.
Only six people were present at the party.
I only had two glasses of wine.
I'm only here for a few days.
There is only one bath towel.
Christmas only comes once a year.
I scored only 33 points on the test.
I only walked about three kilometers today.
Only a few members turned up at the meeting.
At most 40 percent of students go on to university.
I only have a few pencils.
At most, Henry has only six dollars.
I can pay no more than $50 a week for rent.
Tom can only speak in broken French.
This vending machine takes only hundred-yen coins.
I only eat meat about three or four times a month.
There is only a week left before the examination.
Only twenty people will come to the party at best.
The situation could only be settled by war.
He has no more than one hundred books.
It took only ten minutes to walk there.
The three boys had only two dollars among them.
There were only six people at the meeting.
Ken has no more than ten books.
Unfortunately she only had five dollars with her.
Only a few people showed up on time for the meeting.
Only 30% of the Irish population speaks Irish.
There were no more than five passengers in the bus.
I have no more than ten English books.
The population of Wellington is only about one fortieth that of Tokyo.
You've only been on the job for about 15 minutes.
This dictionary contains not more than 20,000 words.
I have read sixty pages, while he has read only ten.
What takes you only three days, takes me three weeks.
The boy found that the big box contained nothing but old newspapers.
Hurry up! There's only 30 minutes left before the train leaves.
Out of twenty students, only one had read the book.