half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
upper half of the body; upper body
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
half the body; half length
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
semi-transparent; translucent
partly open; in half bloom
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
being about to cry; the verge of tears
reduction by half; halving
half and half; fifty-fifty
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
(top) half naked; naked above the waist
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
half a point (esp. in go)
being somewhat (half) joking; half seriously; half in jest; in a jocular vein
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
all but dead; half killed
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
merman; half man-half fish
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
midway; halfway through; in the course of
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
(talking in a) half-joking manner
semiconductor; solid-state
half-human and half-beast
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
semibasement; semi-basement
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
half a ri (distance measure)
grayish color; greyish colour; grizzled hair
stance with legs in an L-shape, with one leg bent in front and other extended behind (martial arts, traditional theater)
first half of the game or match
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
quality collar for an under kimono
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
semicircular; crescent-shaped; half-moon
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
first half of the year; first half of the fiscal year
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
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 body bathing; hip bath
half-term; half-time; half period
radius of action; sphere of activity
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
partial destruction by fire
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
latter half of one's life
superficial knowledge; smatterer
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat
semi-erection; half-boner
nearly half a day; approximately half a day
half a ken (3 shaku, approx. 0.91m)
Noto Peninsula (Ishikawa Prefecture)
semi-governmental; semi-official
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
half-game consisting of an east and south round
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
traditional short winter coat resembling a haori without gussets; livery coat; half the sky; mid-air; middle of the sky
half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
half-length statue or portrait; bust
odd piece; incomplete set; odds and ends
western hemisphere; the Occident
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
low shoes; shoes; informal riding shoes without an ankle strap
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
gaiters; leggings; puttees
the last half-year; second half of the year
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
the first half-year; first half of the year
half-agricultural and half-fishing (village or economy)
partly for fun; capricious
half of a piece of paper; half-size paper; (ticket) stub
half-opened door (car door, etc.)
handakuten; diacritic kana mark that turns h into p
goat-god; satyr; Pan; Faunus
eastern hemisphere; the Orient
comedian who plays a lover's part; man who is both handsome and fun
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
half awake and half asleep
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
half-width space; en space
hemiplegia (paralysis on one side of the body)
short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
semiconsciousness; half-consciousness; unconsciousness; subconsciousness
half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
semi-arid; semiarid; semidry
remainder of the Diet session after the creation of the budget
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment); half of a season
statue of a figure sitting contemplatively in the half lotus position (often of Maitreya)
half asleep and half awake
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
one should be satisfied without desiring more wealth and rank than necessary; (lit.) waking, half a tatami mat; sleeping, a single tatami mat
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
half-soled straw sandals; straw sandals which are designed only for the front half of the foot
flat-bottomed wooden bowl for preparing sushi rice
partial building damage comprising 50-70% of the surface area
having buttock cleavage exposed (e.g. when sitting)
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
circular error probability (measure of missile accuracy); circular error probable; CEP
half-width obi (kimono sash)
half-width character; single-byte character (ASCII, single-byte kana from JIS 201, etc.)
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
chō-han bakuchi; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
small sum; things of little value
half again of a designated unit
haploid (organism, cell, etc.)
half and half; fifty-fifty
half-erect (e.g. building)
semitransparent body; translucent body
underdeveloped country; half-civilized country; half-civilised country
short, padded coat that covers someone and a baby on their back
returning half of a consolatory or celebratory gift
lunula (white crescent-shaped area at the base of a nail); nail moon
enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
type of Japanese calligraphy paper
form of martial art using a short cane staff
semi-major axis (esp. in orbital matters)
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus)
half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
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
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
half lotus position (meditation posture); sitting with one foot placed on the opposite thigh
wide-mouthed ceramic vessel having a small hole in its spherical base (into which bamboo was probably inserted to pour liquids); teapot-like object made typically of lacquerware and used to pour hot and cold liquids
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
fire alarm ringing continuously to warn that a fire is extremely near; sound as produced by this alarm
half-erect (e.g. building)
last quarter (of the year)
semimonthly (publication)
blindness; half-blindness
maru mark; semivoiced sound; p-sound
reflexive partial ordering
gallium arsenide semiconductor
gallium arsenide semiconductor
quarterly earnings announcement
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
peninsular country (e.g. Italy, Korea)
wake; vigil (that does not last the full night)
decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi
half-width Roman character
hemichordate (any worm of phylum Hemichordata)
FWHM; full width half maximum; spectral width
metal oxide semiconductor; MOS
Metal Oxide Semiconductor; MOS
complementary metal-oxide semiconductor; CMOS
half power beamwidth (also 3dB beamwidth)
semi-transmissive liquid crystal
semi-transmissive liquid crystal display; semi-transmissive LCD
semi-transmissive liquid crystal panel
semi-minor axis (esp. in orbital matters)
partially ordered set; poset; semi-ordered set
light-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
approximately thirty minutes
unit of land area (orig. 595.044 m^2)
Hemichordata (phylum of marine deuterostomes)
first cousin once removed
first cousin once removed
Korean living in Japan; person of Korean descent
Diet session up to the creation of the budget
half-face makeup; makeup on half the face
half-face makeup; makeup on half the face
Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm)
to have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
semi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper
tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar
Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)