secretary; councillor; councilor
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
three times; thrice; third (interval)
triangle; triangular shape
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
three kinds; three varieties
three branches of Buddhist sutras
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
oh no!; good heavens!; oops
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
third grade; third class; tertiary
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
three generations; three periods; third generation
three persons; three parties
petty underling; small fry
semicircular canals (of the inner ear)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
last 32 (in a tournament); round of 32
participation; joining; entry
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
third-year student; third-year pupil
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
bringing; taking; carrying
set of three; three sets; three classes
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
23rd day of the month; 23 days
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
road approaching a shrine
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
attendance; participation; presence
again and again; repeatedly
31st day of the month; 31 days
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
the three gods of creation; five-grain guardian gods
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
three-digit number; hundreds column
three parts; three copies
great army; mighty host; whole army
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
large triple gate to temple
immediate follower (of the shogun)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
being highly educated, having a high salary and being tall; (lit.) three highs; high-valued yen, high stock prices and high land prices (usu. in reference to Japan's "bubble era")
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
taking part (in planning); participation
three lifetime commandments (youth's femininity, middle-aged struggle, old-age gain); three categories of precepts (lay, ordination, moral)
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
third year (college) student; junior
third time lucky; third time's the charm
arrival at a military camp; joining in a battle
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
second anniversary of a death
everybody is different; to each their own; three different people, three different styles
out on a third-base liner
outermost region of the castle
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
participation in politics; suffrage; voting
performing a rakugo story on the spot based on three topics given by the audience; impromptu rakugo story based on three subjects
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
three primary colors (colours)
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); the three string instruments used in gagaku (biwa, wagon and sou); three strings; three-stringed instrument
three-cornered hat; tricorne
Zen meditation; meditative consultation with the head abbot
three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
after-afterparty; third party of the night
visiting a temple for another
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
the three powers (heaven, earth and man); everything in the universe
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)
Estates General; States-General
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
attendance (at a meeting)
the three worms (in Taoism); worms that inhabit the human gut and, on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle, ascend to heaven during one's sleep to report on one's wrongdoings
three dot leader; ellipsis
the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
(Asimov's) Three Laws of Robotics
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.
The Three Unifiers (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu)
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
three-line classified advertisement
adenosine triphosphate; ATP
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
deep admiration; repeatedly lamenting
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
three cardinal virtues (wisdom, benevolence and valour (valor)); (having) three uses (e.g. a kitchen knife); (having) three advantages (e.g. a method); three qualities of nirvana (dharmakaya, prajna and moksha); three qualities of parinirvana; three virtues of Buddhahood (benevolence, wisdom and renunciation of klesha)
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)
the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.
breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared
three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact); three mysteries (Buddha's body, speech and mind)
House of Representatives and House of Councillors; both houses of the Diet
recruit (former rank in the JSDF)
Sanron sect (of Buddhism)
riding triple (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas
unlucky day for starting construction of a house (which would result in a fire that spreads to three adjacent houses)
win worth 24000 points (or, if dealer, 36000 points)
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
tic-tac-toe; noughts and crosses
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due
second anniversary of a death
three famous beauty spots
visiting a shrine; visiting a home
32nd anniversary of death
Naoki Prize (literary award)
the three Senke schools of tea ceremony (Omotesenke, Urasenke, and Mushakōjisenke)
March First Movement (1919 Korean anti-Japanese independence movement); Samil Movement
arrival; payment on sight
three special awards for wrestlers at the end of a tournament
threefold truth (all things are void; all things are temporary; all things are in the middle state between these two) (in Tendai)
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
a woman's three obediences (father, husband and son; according to Buddhist and Confucianist teachings)
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
study reference; study-aid book
the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector
three kongs; winning hand containing three kongs
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
three activities (action, speech and thought)
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
32nd note; demisemiquaver
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
land-tax rate during the Edo period, in which the government took 70 percent of the year's crop and the farmers kept 30 percent
third person singular present
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
private interview with a Zen Master
Three Principles on arms exports
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
three people; day laborer (e.g. in construction); day labourer
three great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian)
traditional high-grade white sugar
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
three causes of Buddha nature
règle des trois unités; the three unities (time, place and action)
traditional method of stirring soba while cooking
koto, alcohol and poetry; (lit.) the three loves; the three desires of the realms of existence
yellow stem borer (species of moth, Scirpophaga incertulas)
thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile
Japanese Gynura (Gynura Japonica)
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)
guanosine triphosphate; GTP
ternary operator; conditional operator
repeated reading; close (careful) reading; careful perusal
a glib tongue (with fair words); fluent talk designed to deceive; talk something away
winter, night, and rainy weather; the ideal conditions for reading
the "thirty-percent autonomy" of local governments
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
Third Epistle of John (book of the Bible)
Sanmonto sect (of Shin Buddhism)
three methods of Chinese divination (Lian Shan of the Xia period, Gui Cang of the Yin period and Zhou Yi of the Zhou period)
the three creator gods (Amanominakanushi no Kami, Takamimusuhi no Kami and Kamimusuhi no Kami)
three bonds (in Confucianism: master and servant, father and son, husband and wife)
three ministries (under the ritsuryō system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health and War); three departments (in Tang dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs)
act of joining a crowd or assembly of people; attendance
36 Initials (system for transcribing initial consonants of Middle Chinese)
hourglass drum used in Nara-period court music
the three sacred mountains: Fuji, Atsuta, and Kumano
member of the House of Councillors
highest ranking prostitute in Edo's Yoshiwara red-light district (from the Hōreki era onward)
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
furthest pine tree from a noh stage (of the three placed in front of the bridge walkway)
Triconodonta; Eutriconodonta; order of early mammals
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
three mental disturbances
three main Kumano shrines (Kumano Hongu Taisha, Kumano Nachi Taisha, Kumano Hayatama Taisha)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
even small mistakes can be costly
good things do not last long
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
the three guardian deities in time of war (Marici, Mahakala and Vaisravana)
firstly vision, secondly footwork, thirdly courage, fourthly technique (the most important aspects of kendo)
Three Noes (former Taiwan policy of no contact, no negotiation and no compromise with China)
Category III infectious disease
six-three-three-four system of education (six years of elementary school, three years each of junior and senior high school and four years of university)
Sanseito (political party)
the dreaded 3rd week (in the life of a newborn; when some previously quiet babies suddenly turn colic)
triple valve; three-state valve
children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)
three principles on transfer of defense equipment and technology
Three Peaks of Mount Haku (Gozengamine, Kengamine, Oonanjimine)
visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year
terrifying threes; terrible threes; threenager phase; (lit.) devilish threes
trinerbate venation (of a leaf); trinerve
third reading (of a bill in the Imperial Diet)
three-space jump; three-point jump
full-day child (aged 0-2; at a certified center for early childhood education and care)
triton (nucleus of tritium)
play at the center of three stones
play at the center of three stones
The Three Musketeers (1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas)
SRIC Corporation; Sanwa Research Institute Corporation
The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)
three days' march (approx. 36.5 km)
three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones