だけ
dakeni

Conjunction
Expression

1. as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; being ...

Usually Written in Kana
敵対 てきたい勢力 せいりょく かん和平 わへい交渉 こうしょう再開 さいかいだけに、関係 かんけい あやうい。
tekitaisēryokukanno wahēkōshōsaikaidakeni kankēwa ayaui.
Relations are tenuous as peace talks resume between warring factions.
Conjunction
Expression

2. precisely because ...; all the more because of ...

Usually Written in Kana
Conjunction
Expression

3. on account of ...; ... being what it is

Usually Written in Kana
彼女 かのじょ わたくしだけにつらく たる。
kanojowa watashidakeni tsurakuataru
She is only hard on me.
Expression

4. only to; only for; only in

Usually Written in Kana
Related to だけ