root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
original text; source book; draft
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
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)
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
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
how-to (book); self-help book
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
many torii; torii corridor
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
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)
erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
book that cannot be taken out (of a library, etc.); restricted book; reference-only book
reciter's book; complete set of books
hardcover book; hardback book
book bound in the traditional Japanese style
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
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
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
commercially available book
book bound in Western style
complimentary copy (of a book)
remaindered books; remainders
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
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
(lit.) Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)