[kurai (P); gurai (P)] (suf, prt) (1) (also written as 位) approximately; about; around; or so; (2) to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least; (3) as ... as ...; like; (P) #2672
[ほぼ, hobo] (adv) (uk) almost; roughly; approximately; (P) #3526
[ほとんど, hotondo] (n-adv, n-t) (uk) mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but; just about; almost; (P) #6700
[たいてい, taitei] (adj-na, adv, n) (1) (uk) mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally; (2) probably; (adj-no, n) (3) most; almost all; (4) (before a neg. form) ordinary; (adj-na) (5) (usu. as 〜にする) proper; appropriate; moderate; (P) #13288
[appuappu] (adv, n, vs) floundering and almost drowning
[irarenaikurai] (exp) almost not able (to do something)
[jiinto ; ji-n to ; jin to ; ji-nto ; jinto] (adv) (1) (on-mim) extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; (2) heartrending; touching the heart
[すんでのところで, sundenotokorode] (exp) (uk) almost; very nearly
[souninatta] (exp) almost (did); nearly (did)
[もうすこしで, mousukoshide] (exp) almost; nearly; close to
[もうすこしのところで, mousukoshinotokorode] (exp) almost; nearly; close to
[おしなべて, oshinabete] (adv) (uk) in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
[あやうく, ayauku] (adv) (1) (See 危うい) barely; narrowly; (2) almost; nearly; (P)
[あぶなく, abunaku] (adv) nearly; almost; on the point of (doing)
[すんでのこと;すってのこと, sundenokoto ; suttenokoto] (adv) almost; very nearly
[くぶ, kubu] (n) nine parts; nine percent; almost
[すれすれ, suresure] (adj-na, n) (1) (uk) grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving close; (2) (uk) barely; just; narrowly; by a slim margin; (P)
[みっかとあげず, mikkatoagezu] (exp) (See 三日に上げず) almost every day; constantly
[みっかにあげず, mikkaniagezu] (exp, adv) at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
[しにそう, shinisou] (adj-na) (1) at the point of death; almost dead; about to die; (2) at some limit (pain, hunger, etc.)
[にしめ, nishime] (n) vegetables such as taros, carrots, konnyaku, etc. cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water
[おしい, oshii] (adj-i) (1) regrettable; disappointing; (2) precious; dear; valuable; (3) too good for; deserving better; (4) almost but not quite; (P)
[まず, mazu] (adv) (1) (uk) first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now; (2) hardly (with neg. verb); (P)
[あらかた, arakata] (adv, n) mostly; almost
[たいがい, taigai] (n-adv, n-t, adj-no) (1) in general; almost all; (2) mainly; mostly; most likely; (3) moderately; suitably; (P)
[おおかた, ookata] (n-adv, n) perhaps; almost all; majority; (P)
[ていじせい, teijisei] (n) punctuality (used almost exclusively in reference to trains, buses, ferries, etc); reliability
[たづくり, tadukuri] (n) (1) (See 古女・ごまめ) small dried sardines or anchovies (gomame) cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and sugar; (2) tilling a rice field; person who tills a paddy field
[はっくぶ, hakkubu] (n) nearly; almost
[あれこれ(P);かれこれ, arekore (P); karekore] (adv, pn) (1) (uk) one thing or another; this and that; this or that; (2) (かれこれ only) just on; nearly; roughly; almost; round about; (P)
[ぼうだら, boudara] (n) dried codfish soaked in water for few days, and cooked almost to dryness in soy sauce and water (Kyoto speciality)
[ほとんどない, hotondonai] (exp) almost never; few and far between; little or nothing; hardly any; hardly anything at all; very little
[きっと, kitto] (adv, n) (1) (uk) surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent); (2) (arch) sternly; severely; (P)
[やがて, yagate] (adv) (1) (uk) before long; soon; (2) (uk) almost; nearly; (3) (uk) finally; in the end; eventually; (P)