N1
んばかりに
As if, As if it were about to, About to
飛び上がら
ん
ばかり
に
驚い
た
。
I was so startled that I almost jumped up.
それ
が
当然
と
言わ
ん
ばかり
に
。
As if to say “that only goes without saying.”
やれ
やれ
、
と
言わ
ん
ばかり
に
首
を
振っ
て
見せる
。
He shook his head as if to say, "Good grief."
私
が
そう
言う
と
、
さも
あり
なん
と
言わ
ん
ばかり
に
監督
が
頷く
。
When I said that, the director nodded as if to say, “No wonder.”