父(ちち) chichiは waバス basuに ni遅(おく)れ()て() okureteばかり bakariいた ita。 My father was always missing the bus. Literal Father [topic-は] bus [to-に] being-late [nothing but-ばかり] was. ~てばかりいた means 'was always doing nothing but X' — expresses habitual behavior with mild exasperation. ばかり after te-form emphasizes repetitive, excessive behavior. familydaily lifetransportation~ばかり (nothing but)
父(ちち) chichiは waバス basuに ni遅(おく)れ()て() okureteばかり bakariいた ita。 My father was always missing the bus. Literal Father [topic-は] bus [to-に] being-late [nothing but-ばかり] was. ~てばかりいた means 'was always doing nothing but X' — expresses habitual behavior with mild exasperation. ばかり after te-form emphasizes repetitive, excessive behavior. familydaily lifetransportation~ばかり (nothing but)