寝ね掛がけ

noun

half-asleep; dozing; drowsy

Describes the state of being not fully awake, often just after waking or when falling asleep. Commonly used in the phrase 寝掛けに (while half-asleep).

• 寝ね掛がけに電でん話わが鳴なって驚おどろいた。

  I was startled when the phone rang while I was half-asleep.

• 寝ね掛がけの頭あたまでは難むずかしい話はなしは理り解かいできない。

  I can't understand complicated talk with a half-asleep mind.