mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
branch office; agency; sub-branch
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
(committee) chairman; president
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
promising without due consideration
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
kitchen; financial situation
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend