Shika

Meaning: nothing,nobody, no ~ but, only, (my interpretation: similar to -except)

Related: [dake, bakari]

Key Sentences

1) Yamada san shika tabako o suwanai/suimasen (No one but Yamada san smokes)

2) Watashi wa nihongo shika shiranai (I know nothing but japanese)

3) Sore wa Yuki ni shika hanashite-inai/imasen (I havent told it to anybody but Yuki)

4) Watashi wa gohan o ippai shika tabenakatta (I had only one bowl of rice)