Particle Usually written using kana alone only, merely, nothing but, no more than approximately, about after the -ta form of a verb just (finished, etc.) See also: 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) as if to, (as though) about to, going to, on the point of, at any minute often …とばかり(に) indicates emphasis always, constantly