はんぱ

[半端] ¶→半端物

◇→半端な

◇→半端に

半端
remnant
fragment
incomplete set
fraction
odd sum
incompleteness

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はんぱ【半端】

¶ → 半端物

◇ → 半端な

◇ → 半端に

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はんぱ【半端】

1 〔十分な数量がないさま〕 incompleteness; fragmentariness.

～な incomplete; odd; fragmentary.

●半端な知識 odd bits of [fragmentary] information

・半端な長さ (an) incomplete length

・半端な時間 《at》 odd moments; 《have》 an [the] odd bit of time; a bit of time.

●〔セットくずれ〕 半端になってしまったのでお安くしておきます. It is an odd item [part of a broken set], so I'll let you have it cheap.

・半端に残すとあとが大変だから, 全部使ってしまえ. It would be terrible if anything was left (over), so use it all.

2 〔端数〕 a fraction; an odd sum.

●半端が出る leave something over; not go into 《ten》; leave an odd sum.

3 〔いい加減〕 irresponsibility; laziness; half-heartedness; 《文》 perfunctoriness.

～な irresponsible; lazy; half-hearted; 《文》 perfunctory.

●半端な人間, 半端者 a fool; an unreliable [irresponsible] person; a person 《you》 can't rely on

・半端な仕事 a hopeless piece of work; a pathetic job.

・出家は半端な気持ちではできない. Becoming a priest is not something you should do lightly [without extremely careful thought].

●物事を半端でやめるのは僕は嫌いだ. I hate doing things by halves.

●彼の食べ物に対するこだわりは半端じゃなかった. He was incredibly fussy about his food. | His fussiness about food had to be seen to be believed.

半端物 odds and ends; an odd set; a broken lot.

●半端物の remnants; (全集などの) an incomplete set

・色々な半端物 (all sorts of [various]) odds and ends; 《口》 bits and bobs.