Vocabulary

judgment; judgement; discernment

winning by decision (in combat sports); winning on points

decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification

junior official

discriminant

half a month

half a year

beyond the middle

semiconsciousness; half-consciousness

penumbra

hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)

penumbra

brackish water

semitone; half step; halftone

chromatic scale

half price

semiprocessed goods

superficial knowledge; smattering (of)

Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)

imperfect tense

only half understood

half-open; partly open

underdeveloped country; half-civilized country; half-civilised country

half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad

half-leather binding

half dry

semiofficial paper

half-year (sometimes esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment)

semiprecious stones

half-holiday; taking half of the day off

small bow

half-crazed; frantic

geisha apprentice

quality collar for an under kimono

half the amount

brief word

semimonthly (publication)

half life

knee underwear

half share