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〜ばかり: just; only; nothing but
More · Time & aspect
After a noun it means "only / nothing but"; after a past verb it means "just did".
Noun + ばかり: mostly/only (replaces を, が). 〜たばかり: recently done, time may feel longer than ところ. 〜てばかりいる: keeps doing only. Also written ばっかり (casual).
Examples
彼は漫画ばかり読んでいる。
He does nothing but read comics.
日本に来たばかりです。
I have just come to Japan.