① ある目的をもって、会や団体の一員となること。② 民事訴訟において、訴訟の途中で、当事者でない者（第三者）が、いずれか一方の当事者に加わること。
road approaching a shrine
① 考えを決める手がかりとして他人の意見や資料などを集めて利用すること。または、そのような手がかり。
immediate follower (of the shogun)
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
visiting a temple for another
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
deep admiration; repeatedly lamenting
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
three parts; three copies
third stage; three stages
shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument
set of three; three sets; three classes
secretary; councillor; councilor
Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism; (lit.) the three religions; Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism; Buddhism, Shinto and Christianity
① 三回。② 温度、角度を表す単位「度」三つ分の大きさ。③ 楽譜上、隣の高さに書かれる2つの音の音程。3個の音を隣同士の高さに順に並べたときの、両端の音の間の音程。
21st day after death; 21st day after birth
23rd night of a lunar month (esp. 8th month); moon-waiting party held on 23rd night of a lunar month
comparison and choosing the good; consultation; referring to
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 dimensions; three dimensional; 3D; real world; IRL (in real life)
three kinds; three varieties
third grade; third class; tertiary
three-digit number; hundreds column
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
three boxes; three box-shaped things; three containers
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
① 同一直線上にない3つの点と、その各2つの点をそれぞれ両端とする3つの線分からなる図形。3つの頂点と3つの辺をもつ。記号△。
three generations; three periods; third generation
three persons; three parties
festival (shrine visit) by children aged 7, 5 and 3; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; one and only; unique
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
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)
combined vaccination for diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
① 目上の人のいるところに行くこと。また、人のもとに行くこと。
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
① 同一直線上にない3つの点と、その各2つの点をそれぞれ両端とする3つの線分からなる図形。3つの頂点と3つの辺をもつ。記号△。
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
① 三つの輪状のもの。② 三輪の乗り物。「三輪車」の略称。③ 《仏教》金輪・水輪・風輪の総称。④ 《仏教》仏の三業である、身・口・意の総称。⑤ 淘宮術における生年月日の干支。
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand; three and a four (in dice games)
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
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
petty underling; small fry
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins
great army; mighty host; whole army
large triple gate to temple
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
three branches of Buddhist sutras
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
① 1月1日から3日までの3日間。② ある特定の行事のある3日間。
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
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 the Bubble Era)
① 朝政、大政に参与し、議論すること。② 太政官に置かれた令外官のひとつ。中納言の下、四位以上が任じられる。参議以上が公卿とされる。③ 明治時代、太政官に置かれた官職。④ 昭和12年に近衛文麿内閣によって内閣に設置された諮問機関、官職。内閣参議。
① 蛙は蛇を、蛇はナメクジを、ナメクジは蛙を恐れて竦むこと。② 三者が互いに牽制しあって誰も手が出せない状態。
change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly
congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
① 「彼」・「彼女」・「それ」など、自称・対称を除いた人称。他称。
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
third year (college) student; junior
① 日本の国会を構成する二つの議院のうちのひとつ。議員の任期は6年で、解散はない。貴族院に代わるものとして1947年に設立され主に衆議院の牽制機関としての役割を有するため、比較法的に上院と位置づけられる。② ドイツの上院。連邦参議院。
trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers
second anniversary of a death
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
out on a third-base liner
three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
participation in government
retirement (to a temple of shrine) for prayer
① 適切な割合で混ぜることで特定の色が得られる、広範囲の色を表現することができるように選ばれた三つの色。
wielding three swords; player who can play as pitcher, fielder and batter
the three powers: heaven, earth and man
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-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
three-cornered hat; tricorne
triple handicap (esp. blindness, deafness and mutism)
three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
after-afterparty; third party of the night
① 国民が政治に参加する権利。「国家への自由」と呼ばれている。
Estates General; States-General
Thirty Years' War (1618-1648)
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy; wild pansy (Viola tricolor); heartsease
attendance (at a meeting)
the three people one must esteem: master, father, teacher
three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)
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
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
the three deities (Marici, Mahakala, Sarasvati); the three celestials (Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma)
third watch of the night (approx. 11pm to 1am)
the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
the three kleshas that poison the heart of man (desire, ill will and ignorance)
three secondary Tokugawa branch families (Tayasu, Shimizu, and Hitotsubashi)
Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)
three-line classified advertisement
threefold training; three divisions of the noble eightfold path
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell; three evils (prostitution, drugs and venereal diseases)
adenosine triphosphate; ATP
adenosine triphosphate; ATP
three types of relatives (e.g. father, children and grandchildren; parents, siblings, wife and children; etc.)
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months; heaven, earth and man; January 1; New Year's Day; ternary
① 自衛隊における階級。三等陸曹、三等海曹、三等空曹の総称。二曹の下で士長の上。
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
three primary virtues: valour, wisdom and benevolence (valor)
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.
recruit (former rank in the JSDF)
Sanron sect (of Buddhism)
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
the three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas
win worth 24000 points (or, if dealer, 36000 points)
second anniversary of a death
visiting a home or a shrine
to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)
the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons
three famous beauty spots
① 原子核が陽子1つと中性子2つから構成される水素の放射性同位体。
32nd anniversary of death
arrival; payment on sight
three special awards for wrestlers at the end of a tournament
study reference; study-aid book
third string (of a shamisen, etc.)
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
national of a third country; foreigner resident in Japan (esp. Chinese and Korean)
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
① 述語となる動詞が、主語が三人称かつ単数であり、現在の時制を表すときに、"-s"の接辞を付ける規則。または、そのように変化した動詞の形のこと。
32nd note; demisemiquaver
the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
three activities (action, speech and thought)
private interview with a Zen Master
Three Principles on arms exports
three-act structure (in screenwriting: setup, confrontation, resolution)
three shop system; system employed by pachinko parlours of using separate shops to exchange prizes for cash as a way of circumventing gambling laws
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
day laborer (in construction, etc.); day labourer
three great oceans (Pacific, Atlantic and Indian)
fine high-grade Japanese refined 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
six-three system of education (six years of elementary school, followed by three years of junior high school)
guanosine triphosphate; GTP
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
cesium 137 (Cs-137); caesium 137
notoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng)
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
yellow stem borer (species of moth, Scirpophaga incertulas)
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)
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 ritsuryo system: Ministries of Civil Services, Health and War); three departments (in Tang-dynasty China: Secretariat, Chancellory and Dept. of State Affairs)
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 Yoshiwara (from the Houreki 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
① 日本国有鉄道・日本電信電話公社・日本専売公社の3つの公共企業体（公社）、および、郵便・国有林野・紙幣等印刷・造幣・アルコール専売の5つの国の事業（現業）のこと。のち、3つの公社は民営化して特殊会社に移り、5つの事業も国有林野を除いて独立行政法人または特殊会社に移管している。
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)
(child in the) terrifying threes
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)
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