"半ば" meaning in Japanese

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "半ば",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "半",
          "なか"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nakaba",
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "to go on a trip for half of a month",
          "roman": "tsuki no nakaba wa tabi ni dete iru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "つき"
            ],
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "旅",
              "たび"
            ],
            [
              "出",
              "で"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "月の半ばは旅に出ている",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half"
      ],
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          "half",
          "half"
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        {
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm pretty much giving up",
          "roman": "nakaba akiramete iru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "諦",
              "あきら"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "半ば諦めている",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, fairly, pretty much"
      ],
      "id": "en-半ば-ja-noun-MK422MQx",
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "fairly",
          "fairly"
        ],
        [
          "pretty much",
          "pretty much"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A man at middle of 30s, or around 35",
          "roman": "sanjū dai nakaba no otoko",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "三十代",
              "さんじゅうだい"
            ],
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "男",
              "おとこ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "三十代半ばの男",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "halfway, the middle"
      ],
      "id": "en-半ば-ja-noun-vFFlxN9S",
      "links": [
        [
          "halfway",
          "halfway"
        ],
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なかば"
    },
    {
      "other": "なかば"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ka̠ba̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "半ば"
}

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    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 1 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    {
      "form": "半ば",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "半",
          "なか"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nakaba",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to go on a trip for half of a month",
          "roman": "tsuki no nakaba wa tabi ni dete iru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "月",
              "つき"
            ],
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "旅",
              "たび"
            ],
            [
              "出",
              "で"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "月の半ばは旅に出ている",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "half"
      ],
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        [
          "half",
          "half"
        ]
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "I'm pretty much giving up",
          "roman": "nakaba akiramete iru",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "諦",
              "あきら"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "半ば諦めている",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost, fairly, pretty much"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ],
        [
          "fairly",
          "fairly"
        ],
        [
          "pretty much",
          "pretty much"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A man at middle of 30s, or around 35",
          "roman": "sanjū dai nakaba no otoko",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "三十代",
              "さんじゅうだい"
            ],
            [
              "半",
              "なか"
            ],
            [
              "男",
              "おとこ"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "三十代半ばの男",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "halfway, the middle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "halfway",
          "halfway"
        ],
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "なかば"
    },
    {
      "other": "なかば"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[na̠ka̠ba̠]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "半ば"
}

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    "半ば"
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