驚く, 愕く, 駭く, おどろく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to be surprised, to be taken aback, to be amazed, to be astonished, to be shocked
2. to be frightened, to be startled, to be alarmed
彼らは多かれ少なかれその知らせに驚いた。
ばかり, 許り, 許, ばっかり
Particle, Usually in kana
1. only, merely, nothing but, no more than
2. approximately, about
after the -ta form of a verb
3. just (finished, etc.)
See 言わんばかり・いわんばかり, after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)
4. as if to, (as though) about to, going to, on the point of, at any minute
often …とばかり(に)
5. indicates emphasis
5000円ばかりもっている。
である
copula, Godan verb, See だ, See であります, formal or literary term
be, is
あなたの言うことは、ある意味では本当である。