Illustration: During a rainy afternoon in a Japanese family living room, a young adult folds origami cranes at a low table. Finished cranes densely fill several shallow trays, and another is taking shape between their fingers.

もっぱら

moppara

solely, exclusively

Example sentences

その特権とっけんはもっぱらご婦人ふじんだけに限かぎられている。
The privilege is reserved exclusively for women.
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私わたしは、もっぱら推理小説すいりしょうせつを読よむ。
I read detective stories exclusively.
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政治せいじに対たいする私わたしの関心かんしんは専もっぱら学問上がくもんじょうのものです。
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
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