majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
semi-transparent; translucent
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
being about to cry; the verge of tears
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
reduction by half; halving
middle of the night; dead of night
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
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
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
half a point (esp. in go)
half-human and half-beast
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
semibasement; semi-basement
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)
quality collar for an under kimono
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
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
semitone; half step; halftone
half tatami mat; heckling; jeering; interrupting
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
half-term; half-time; half period
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
half-open; partly open; semicivilized; semicivilised
almost living together; spending most nights with one's partner
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
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
semi-governmental; semi-official
hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
something unfinished; something incomplete; idiot
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
half of a piece of paper; half-size paper; (ticket) stub
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
half a ri (measure of length); halfway
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
cutting in half; painting or calligraphy done on a half-sized piece of paper; half-size paper
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
incompletely closed (car) door; half-opened (car) door; improperly closed door; door left ajar
handakuten; diacritic used with kana that turns an "h" sound into a "p" sound
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
syllable with a "p" sound (in Japanese)
semigloss; semimatte; semimat
loosely organized criminal gang; non-yakuza organized crime group
half watch ashore; port and starboard liberty; shore leave for half of a ship's crew at once
semiconsciousness; half-consciousness; unconsciousness; subconsciousness
semi-manual (e.g. manufacture)
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
half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment); half of a season
letter of divorce; declaration of separation; break up (non-marital); separation; severing of a relationship
light-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
half-width cloth (approx. 18 cm)
having buttock cleavage exposed (e.g. when sitting)
half and half; fifty-fifty
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
useless; worthless; incompetent; no good
half again of a designated unit
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
half-erect (e.g. building)
semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
form of martial art using a short cane staff
half portion of noodles or fried rice; half ball (of noodles)
merman; half man-half fish
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
light-brown rice; half-polished rice; partially polishing rice
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
hemichordate (any worm of phylum Hemichordata)
half-duplex transmission; half-duplex communications
superficial knowledge; half knowledge
Billiards at Half-Past Nine (1959 novel by Heinrich Böll); Billard um halb zehn
wake; vigil (that does not last the full night)
semitendinosus; semitendinosus muscle
half power beamwidth (also 3dB beamwidth)
partially ordered set; poset; semi-ordered set
full width at half maximum; FWHM
knee-length underwear; half-length trousers
reflexive partial ordering
first cousin once removed
semi-gloss paper; semi-glossy paper
first cousin once removed
semimonthly (publication)
hybrid working environment; mix of workplace and remote work
semi-transmissive liquid crystal
semi-transmissive liquid crystal panel
semi-monopoly; quasi-monopoly
half-value width; breadth of a peak at half maximum
bottlenose dolphin; bottlenosed dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)
unit of land area (orig. 595.044 m^2)