Vocabulary

Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis)

imperfect tense

only half understood

half-open; partly open

partly open; in half bloom

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

semiofficial paper

with a half-opened eye

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

half a kuni (province)

half crop

half killed

half-dead

all but dead; half killed

little while; short time

half-boiled; half-done

semiskilled worker

midnight

half-burnt; half-done; half-baked; rare

fire alarm; fire bell

half tatami mat

demigod

half-length statue or portrait; bust

half body bathing; hip bath