Words — 79 found
すす
擦れ擦れ
1. grazing; skimming; almost touching; passing within inches; being within a whisker; shaving closeUsually written using kana alone
2. barely; just; narrowly; by a slim marginUsually written using kana alone
摩れ摩れ 【すれすれ】、スレスレ
擦れ擦れ: Rarely-used kanji form. 摩れ摩れ: Rarely-used kanji form.
1. mostly; almost; nearly; for the most partUsually written using kana alone
2. roughly; approximately; aboutUsually written using kana alone
すんで
既に
1. almost; nearlyUsually written using kana alone
已に 【すんでに】
既に: Rarely-used kanji form. 已に: Rarely-used kanji form.
お
惜しい
1. regrettable; disappointing; unfortunate
- あなた
- ほど
- の
- さいのう才能
- の
- もちぬし持ち主
- が
- せけん世間
- に
- し知られず
- に
- いる
- の
- は
- お惜しい
- こと
- です 。
2. precious; dear; valuable
- いのち命
- は
- だれ誰でも
- お惜しい 。
3. too good for; deserving better
- これ
- は
- まだ
- す捨てる
- には
- お惜しい 。
4. almost (but not quite); close (but no cigar)
ま
先ず
1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything elseUsually written using kana alone
- まず
- だいいち第一
- に
- わたし私
- は ジム
- を
- たず訪ね
- なければならない 。
2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtuallyUsually written using kana alone
- あの
- チーム
- は 、
- ある
- としても 、
- まず
- ゆうしょう優勝
- の
- のぞ望み
- は
- ない 。
3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonablyUsually written using kana alone
4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time beingUsually written using kana alone
くぶどお
九分通り
1. (about) ninety percent (finished, complete, etc.); nearly; almost
2. almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one
1. a lot; manyUsually written using kana alone
2. (not) much; (not) many; almost (none); hardly; barelyUsually written using kana alone, with neg. verb
- かね金
- は
- いくらも
- も持ってない 。
たいがい
大概
1. generally; mainly; usually; normally; mostly; for the most part
- かれ彼
- は
- よる夜
- には
- たいがい
- いえ家
- に
- いる 。
2. nearly all; almost all; most
- ディナー
- は
- たいがい
- コーヒー
- で
- お終わる 。
3. gist; summary; outline; main idea
4. staying within bounds; not overdoing (something); not getting carried away; not going too far; being moderateSee also 大概にする
5. probably; perhaps; in all likelihood
6. considerably; greatly; really
1. nearly; almost; on the verge (of happening)
ほとん
殆どない
1. hardly any; almost nonexistent; very littleUsually written using kana alone
殆ど無い 【ほとんどない】
さか
差し掛かる
1. to come near (to); to approach
- わたし私達
- が
- とうげ峠
- に
- さしかかる
- ころ頃
- に
- あめ雨
- になった 。
2. to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to approach (e.g. a climax)
- こうしょう交渉
- は
- とても
- びみょう微妙な
- だんかい段階
- に
- さしかかっている 。
3. to overhang; to hang over
差しかかる 【さしかかる】、差し掛る 【さしかかる】
たいてい
大抵
1. mostly; ordinarily; usually; generallyUsually written using kana alone
- X
- きごう記号
- は
- すうがく数学
- で
- は
- たいてい
- みちすう未知数
- を
- あらわ表す 。
2. probably
3. most; almost all
- よる夜
- は
- たいていの
- ひと人
- が
- ね寝る
- とき時
- である 。
4. ordinarybefore a neg. form
5. proper; appropriate; moderateusu. as 〜にする
大てい 【たいてい】
1. as many as one likes; as much as one likesUsually written using kana alone
- す好きな
- はな花
- を
- いくらでも
- えら選び
- なさい 。
2. great many; plenty; to any degree; in unlimited quantities; any amount (of); any number (of)Usually written using kana alone
- かれ彼
- は
- いくらでも
- おかねお金
- を
- だ出せる 。
3. almost (none); (not) muchUsually written using kana alone, as いくらでもない
4. no matter how much; no matter how big or smallUsually written using kana alone
ほど
どれ程
1. how much; how manyUsually written using kana alone
2. no matter how (much); howeverUsually written using kana alone, as どれほど...ても/でも, etc.
3. (not) many; (not) much; almost (none); hardly; barelyUsually written using kana alone, as どれほども, with neg. verb
何程 【どれほど】、何れ程 【どれほど】
何程: Rarely-used kanji form. 何れ程: Rarely-used kanji form.
まぢか
間近
1. near; close (to); nearby
2. (drawing) near; approaching; almost here; just around the corner
- この
- たてもの建物
- は
- かんせい完成
- まぢか間近
- だ 。
真近 【まぢか】
真近: Rarely-used kanji form.
そこ
損なう
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage; to spoil; to mar; to ruin
2. to fail to do; to do amiss; to miss one's opportunity to doafter the -masu stem of a verb
3. to almost do; to come close to doingafter the -masu stem of a verb
害う 【そこなう】、損う 【そこなう】
害う: Rarely-used kanji form. 損う: Irregular okurigana usage.
のどてで
喉から手が出る
1. (wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; a hand reaches out from one's throatIdiomatic expression, as ~ほど, 〜くらい, etc.
のどから手が出る 【のどからてがでる】