three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume; tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
original text; source book; draft
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
three legs (two legs and a cane)
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
triple feature (e.g. movie)
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
signed book; autographed book
rows of torii gates (e.g. at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari shrine); torii corridor
how-to (book); self-help book
photocopy book; staplebound book; self-printed dōjinshi
sharebon; late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
ninjōbon; novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos)
book of oral narratives; story book
threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion
pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
popular edition (of a book)
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
pornographic book (Edo period)
book that cannot be taken out (of a library, etc.); restricted book; reference-only book
pornographic book; adult book
hardcover book; hardback book
signed book; autographed book
book bound in the traditional Japanese style
used book; secondhand book
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
reciter's book; complete set of books
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
favorite book (worn with much handling); favourite book
roll; scroll; rolled book
book in Sanskrit characters (e.g. scripture); book from India
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; (lit.) pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
yukahon; books with large characters placed on the floor to be read from by the narrator in jōruri and bunraku
(used) book without the original cover (or box)
hanashibon (book of humorous stories and anecdotes; Edo period)
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
dangibon; type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
commercially available book
Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district
book bound in Western style
complimentary copy (of a book)
remaindered books; remainders
sensationalist book; absurd book
recipe book; book of recipes
popular book; widely-read book; book of which there are many copies
shunga book; pornographic book
three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand) of the April, May, July, or December suit
book written entirely in kanji
book not subject to resale price maintenance; book priced by the seller
book written entirely in kana
remaindered book; discounted new book
Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm)
rough draft of a book; draft-manuscript book; dummy comic book
actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run
graded reader; limited-vocabulary reader
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)