こればかり

noun

only this; this much

Used to emphasize that something is limited to just this amount or this thing. Often implies 'nothing more than this'.

• こればかりのことで怒おこらないでください。

  Please don't get angry over just this.

• こればかりは譲ゆずれません。

  This is the one thing I can't compromise on.

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

such a small amount; only this much; paltry amount

Expresses that the quantity is surprisingly small or insufficient. Often carries a nuance of disappointment or contempt.

• こればかりの給きゅう料りょうでは生せい活かつできない。

  I can't live on such a small salary.

• こればかりの量りょうで足たりますか。

  Is this small amount enough?

noun

(not) in the slightest; (not) at all

Used in the pattern こればかりも with a negative verb to mean 'not even a little'. Emphatic negative.

• 彼かれの話はなしはこればかりも信しんじられない。

  I can't believe his story in the slightest.