半

Physics

full width at half maximum; FWHM

Physics

semiconductor detector; solid-state detector

Chemistry

metalloid; semimetal

demigod

Historical term

iron face guard that covers the forehead and cheeks (used in the Heian and Kamakura periods)

Rare term

decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi

unit of land area (orig. 595.044 m^2)

Rare term

useless; worthless; incompetent; no good

second half; latter half

Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

majority; more than half; most (of)

Adverb (fukushi)

mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked; half-cocked; half-hearted; half-arsed; half-assed

upper half of the body; upper body

lower half of the body; nether parts

first half

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

to sit up

middle of the night; dead of night

one year and a half

for fun; half in jest

naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless

majority

four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room

small room esp. for assignations

As 六時半, etc.

half past (the hour)

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story