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Just refers to exactness. Only refers to uniqueness.
In many cases, they are interchangeable. But not always.
Just can indicate a short period of time when something happened.
I just washed the floor, and it’s still wet.
= I washed the floor a few minutes ago.
Only has a meaning of one.
I have just one brother.
= I have only one brother.
I thought you were hungry, but you ate just half of your sandwich.
just = exactly
This is just what I wanted to do.
He's just two dollars.
only = limited to
There are only 100 tigers alive.
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