[Serie: All About Japanese Particles] 1. Indicates an absolute quantitative limit with the connotation that the amount is small: “only, just.” 昨日クラスに来た学生は、5人だけでした。 Kinō kurasu ni kita gakusei wa, gonin dake deshita. Only five students came to class yesterday. 今日は1時間だけテレビを見ました。 Kyō wa ichi-jikan dake terebi o mimashita. Today I watched TV for only an hour. 2. …