ばかりに simply because; just because; simply on account of - conjunction

A conjunction indicating that a single factors causes a negative situation.


Formation:
(i) Vinf.past ・食べたばかりに
(ii) Adj(i)inf ・難し｛い・かった｝ばかりに
(iii) Adj(na)stem・ 不便｛な・である・だった・であった｝ばかりに
(iv) N・先生{である・だった・であった｝ばかりに

（１）僕が一言変なことを言ったばかりに彼女との関係は悪くなったしまった。
Just because I said one strange thing to her, my relationship with her deteriorated.

（２）あの日たまたま休んでいたばかりに、大事な連絡を聞きそびれた。
I missed a really important announcement just because I happened to be absent that day.

（３）お金がなっかたばかりに、映画もろくに見られなかった。
I couldnt even go to the movies, just because I didnt have any money.

Notes
(1) The conjunction ばかりに is used to indicate that a single factor causes a negative situation.

(2) The main clause (i.e. not the ばかりに clause?!) indicates the resulting negative situation, but when the ばかりに clause takes the auxiliary adjective ～たい the main clause can indicate effort. For example...

あいつは目立ちたいばかりに似合わない派手な背広を着ている。
He is wearing a gaudy suit jacket that doesnt suit him just because he is so eager to stand out.

(3) If ばかりに is preceded by と　it has a totally different meaning "as if someone were saying"

彼は今がチャンスとばかりに彼女に言い寄った。
As if he was saying "now is my chance" he made advances towards her.

だけに・as one would expect; so (naturally); because - phrase

A phrase that carries the idea "as one would expect".

Formation:
Vinf　だけに・教えている/教えていただけに
Adj(i)inf 　だけに・若い/若かった　だけに
Adj(na)stem だけに・上手な/上手だった　だけに
N だけに・先生・せんせいだった　だけに

（１）ビルは元フットボール選手だけに足が速い。
Bill used to be a football player and, as one would expect, he runs fast.

（２）ホワイトさんは長い間日本に住んでいただけに日本のことをよく知っている。
Mr White lived a long time in Japan, so naturally he is very familiar with things related to Japan.

（３）彼は元アナウーンサーだけに声がよく通る。
He used to be an announcer, soo naturally his voice carries well.

S1　だけに　S2 is used when S2 is something that can be expected from S1 where S1 represents a fact.

The adverb さすが sometimes occurs with だけに. This adverb indicates that the speaker is impressed by what S2 represents. Note S2 must be something impressive, so use with an unimpressive S2 is ungrammatical. さすが appears in S1 before or after the topic.

彼はさすが元アナウーンサーだけに声がよく通る。
さすが彼は元アナウーンサーだけに声がよく通る

Related expressions

だっけあって is synonymous with だけに when they are used to meean "as one would expect". However だっけあった cannot be used when S2 represents something undesireable or when the whole sentence is about a negative expecation.

で 格

There are other uses for で besides marking location.

(1) Scope 範囲
日本では、何月がいちばん暑いんですか。
ヨーロッパ園で最も南の島の山の中を歩いていた。
スタッフの間で、あれはいったい誰だろうとひとしきり話題になった。

At first glance, で above looks like で used for the place of an activity. However this is not the case and the predicate is not limited to verbs used for activity only. For example in the above sentences 最も南（の） is the predicate, not 歩く。

(2) Standard 基準
１ダースとは１２で一組ということだ。

(3) Limit 限度
あと１ページで読み終わる

(4) Time limit, deadline 期限
来年の誕生日で免許の有効期限が切れる。　Represents a continuing thing coming to an end.

(5) Ingredients 材料
カルパッチョは、生の肉や魚で作る。

(6) Tools 道具
ペンで書く。

(7) Means 手段
現金で払う。

(8) Cause, reason 原因、理由
何年も前のことになるけれども、ある映画の仕事でニューカレドニアにいった。

(9)　Situation 様態
早足で歩く。

(10) Subject of action or deed 動作・行為の主体
アナウンッサーたちでテニスをすることもある。
何十人ものスタッフで島の中をあちこち動き回って撮影を続けた。

で above can be replaced by が grammatically as the representative of the subject. There are other set phrases using で in a similar manner but with は only. For example, 今日では、現在では、

(11) Point in time at which an action takes place　動作の行われる時点
「カラオケ」ということばは、今ではもう英語になっている。

に and で used in relation to places

で is used to mark a location with verbs that involve action.　For example, 遊ぶ、読む、待つ

に is used to mark a location with verbs that involve existance.　いる、ある、存在する

As a rare exception, with some verbs the result is a place that became a place where you could exist, に may still be used. For example　無人島に小屋を作る。

を格

を has three basic functions. Firstly marking the object of transitive verbs, secondly marking the space or point of passage through which movement occurs and thirdly marking the point of origination of movement.

Verbs used in the second function may be 渡る、通る、歩く.
Verbs used in the third function may include 出る、降りる、発つ

～はおろか・not to mention

～は当然として（されに～も）・～は普通としても

AはおろかB means "A of course, but B as well". The second clause describes a negative situation or circumstance, typically using 「無い・～ない・少ない」. Emphasises difference in nuance by citing normal-level A, followed by the less significant B.

（１） 彼の部屋には、エアコンはあろか、扇風機もなかった。
In his room, he doesn't have air conditioning nor even a fan.

（２）こんな成績では進学はあろか、卒業だって危ない。
With this rank his going to another school and even his graduation are at risk.

（３）腰が痛くて、歩くのはあろか、座るのもつらい。
My back aches and not only walking but even sitting hurts.

（４）この地球上には、電気、ガスはあろか、水道さえない生活をしている人々がまだまだたくさんいる。
On this plant, there are a lot of people carrying on their life not only with out electricity or gas but even without running water.

～にもまして more than

～以上に

Although one thing is true, something else is even more so. In the form "interrogative + にもまして"
it means "more than anything", "more than anyone" or "more than one time".

Means "...is usually true for..., but...is even more ...". Expresses a further increase in amount or degree of some unusual characteristic.

（１）彼女の一言は、何にもまして私を勇気づけてくれました。
Her words more than anything gave me courage.

（２）足の痛みは、以前にもましてひどくなり、ついに手術をすることになった。
The pain in my foot, more than before has got worse and finally I decided to have surgery.

（３）木村さん、今日はデートがあるらしく、普段にもまして化粧が濃い。
Kimura-san, it looks like you have a date today, your make up is much thicker than normal.

（４）今年の港祭りは、例年にもまして賑わっている。
This year the port festival is, more than normal years, buzzing.

（５）林さん、何かいいことがあったみたいで、今日はいつにもまして陽気だ。
It looks like something good has happened to Kobayashi-san and today more than normal they are really cheerful.