Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ほとんど – see the following entry.
殆ど
[adverb] almost, nearly, mostly (everyone, everywhere, everything, etc.)
[adverb] few, hardly (any)
[adverb] very nearly, close to, all but
[noun] the most of something, the majority or greater part of something
Alternative spellings
殆んど, 幾ど
(This term, ほとんど, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)