halfway up a mountain; mountainside
Refers to the middle part of a mountain slope, not the summit or the base. Used in both literal and figurative contexts.
山の中腹に小さな神社がある。
There is a small shrine halfway up the mountain.
霧が中腹を覆っていた。
Fog covered the mountainside.
There is a small shrine halfway up the mountain.
Today we climbed up to the halfway point and turned back.
We decided to take a break at the mountainside.