半ば

middle, halfway point

noun Rare #32,930
middle, halfway point
JA: 人生の半ばで大きな決断をした。
EN: I made a major decision in the middle of my life.

出だしよければ半ば成功した同じこと

A good beginning is half the battle.

いい大人学業半ば姿を消して数年後現れたと思えば

You'd think a grown adult who disappeared halfway through their studies and turned up again years later...

— 不思議惑星キン・ザ・ザ (1986)

人生とはであるを知ったときすでに生涯半ば過ぎている

By the time you understand what life is, half of it has already passed.

出だしよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ

If you get off to a good start, you're halfway there.