half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
lower half of the body; nether parts
upper half of the body; upper body
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
half the body; half length
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
semi-transparent; translucent
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
partly open; in half bloom
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
being about to cry; the verge of tears
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
reduction by half; halving
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
middle of the night; dead of night
half and half; fifty-fifty
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
merman; half man-half fish
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
while; although; (but) at the same time; on the other hand; half the face; profile
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
half a point (esp. in go)
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
half-human and half-beast
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
all but dead; half killed
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
(talking in a) half-joking manner
semibasement; semi-basement
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
half a ri (distance measure)
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
first half of a game; first half of a match
quality collar for an under kimono
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
semitone; half step; halftone
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
half-human, half-beast; therianthropic
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
half body bathing; hip bath
half-term; half-time; half period
radius of action; combat radius; sphere of activity; range of activity
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
Balkans; Balkan Peninsula
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
partial destruction by fire
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
on the other hand; at the same time
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
latter half of one's life
semi-erection; half-boner
half-game consisting of an east and south round
semi-private room; partially secluded space
being between life and death; being on the verge of death
hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)
semi-governmental; semi-official
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
semicircular canal (of the inner ear)
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91 m)
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare
half of a piece of paper; half-size paper; (ticket) stub
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
western hemisphere; the Occident
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
half-length statue or portrait; bust
gaiters; leggings; puttees
low shoes; shoes; informal riding shoes without an ankle strap
the last half-year; second half of the year
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
partly for fun; capricious
the first half-year; first half of the year
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
incompletely closed (car) door; half-opened (car) door; improperly closed door; door left ajar
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)
handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
not quite first-class; between first and second class; semi-first-class
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus
syllable with a "p" sound (in Japanese)
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
half awake and half asleep
first quarter (of the year)
statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once
semiconsciousness; half-consciousness; unconsciousness; subconsciousness
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
half-clutch; clutch pedal in a partially pressed-down position
half-width space; en space
half asleep and half awake
short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men
semi-arid; semiarid; semidry
half-clutch; clutch pedal in a partially pressed-down position
half-cooked; rare; half-dried; moist-dry; half-baked (knowledge); superficial
one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; (lit.) waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat
half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment); half of a season
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
light-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
half-width obi (kimono sash)
having buttock cleavage exposed (e.g. when sitting)
half-width character; single-byte character (ASCII, single-byte kana from JIS 201, etc.)
biannual payment; semiannual payment; semestral payment
useless; worthless; incompetent; no good
small sum; things of little value
laser diode; semiconductor laser
semiconductor integrated circuit
fourth quarter (of the year)
Roman arch; semicircular arch; round arch
half again of a designated unit
third quarter (of the year)
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
semitransparent body; translucent body
underdeveloped country; half-civilized country; half-civilised country
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
second quarter (of the year)
half-width alphanumeric character
half-erect (e.g. building)
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
semi-major axis (esp. in orbital matters)
enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
semispinalis capitis muscle
form of martial art using a short cane staff
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)
teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids; basin of water with two handles on either side used for washing one's face or hands
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
first half of extra time (in soccer)
semiconductor detector; solid-state detector
partial withdrawal during ejaculation (to show the moment on camera); half in, half out
partial withdrawal during ejaculation (to show the moment on camera); half out, half in
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
half-face makeup; makeup on half the face
Japanese semiconductor industry
hemichordate (any worm of phylum Hemichordata)
Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm)
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
second half of extra time (in soccer)
Hemichordata (phylum of marine deuterostomes)
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
gallium arsenide semiconductor
last quarter (of the year)
wake; vigil (that does not last the full night)
metal oxide semiconductor; MOS
semitendinosus; semitendinosus muscle
half power beamwidth (also 3dB beamwidth)
partially ordered set; poset; semi-ordered set
full width at half maximum; FWHM
peninsular country (e.g. Italy, Korea)
Metal Oxide Semiconductor; MOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor; CMOS
knee-length underwear; half-length trousers
outright majority; (one-party) working majority
reflexive partial ordering
quarterly earnings announcement
first cousin once removed
semi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper
handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound
decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi
semimonthly (publication)
hybrid working environment; mix of workplace and remote work
semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
half-width Roman character
semi-transmissive liquid crystal
semi-transmissive liquid crystal display; semi-transmissive LCD
semi-transmissive liquid crystal panel
Korean living in Japan; person of Korean descent
semi-erection; partial erection
semi-monopoly; quasi-monopoly
half-value width; breadth of a peak at half maximum
blindness; half-blindness
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
approximately thirty minutes
unit of land area (orig. 595.044 m^2)