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〜だけ
だけ limits the required steps to just mixing the ingredients and baking, which is exactly why the dish is easy.
Tested at JLPT N3 — 3 practice questions below.
Practice 〜だけ →Dictionary-form verb + だけ means "just / only do X," limiting the scope to that one action. The recipe requires nothing more than mixing and baking, so だけ directly explains the conclusion 簡単だ. とき marks a time ("when"), せい assigns blame for an unfavorable outcome, and こと merely nominalizes without limiting — none of them say "only this much is needed."
この料理は材料を混ぜて焼く＿＿＿なので簡単だ。
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申込書に名前を書くだけ＿＿＿手続きは終わります。
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今日は必要な資料を確認する＿＿＿でよい。
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