三

three

three people

thirteen

three

last day of the month

three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.)

third base

again and again

strikeout

third party

three persons

fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)

three (long cylindrical things)

three-base hit

three sons

three times

three parts

a third country

triangle

third-term election

third

striking a batter out

shamisen

three generations

frequent reflection

third daughter

the three powers of government (legislative, executive and judicial)

three-legged race

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)

three kinds

three sides

trilogy

third baseman

triangle

three wheels

third proof

three years

third-rate

first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)

three times

third class

two or three

third lowest division

winner of Japan's three main horse races

great army

the Trinity

three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)

major (JGSDF)

paltry amount of money

three cups of sake which latecomers to a party are made to drink

three colours

instrumental trio

winner of triple crown

comedian

triple jump

three sides

champagne

three wheeled vehicle (tricycle, motorcycle, etc.)

crescent moon

three meals (a day)

tertiary industry

love triangle

three spring months

three-way deadlock

3-3 point

kitchen maid

kitchen maid

joint venture of government and business

three times

a third force

low-ranking samurai

second anniversary of a death

at very frequent intervals

rubella

cholera

the big three ...

three months

three and eight

three people

everybody doing well (e.g. purchaser, buyer and society)

one four-of-a-kind and one three-of-a-kind in a dealt hand

three lords (highest ranking officials in the old Imperial Chinese or Japanese governments)

three mountains

three shrines (usu. in ref. to Ise Grand Shrine, Iwashimizu Hachimangū and Kamo Shrine, or Kasuga Grand Shrine)

three generations

Lupin III (manga, anime, character by Monkey Punch)

three countries

(the three) Baltic states

trisection

New Year's period (January 1 to 3)

15th day of the 1st, 7th and 10th lunar months

The Three-Body Problem (2008 novel and subsequent adaptations)

cleft lip

three-year-old

three phases

three words

afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock)

threefold training

three-stroke alarm

thirteen orphans

the three realms of existence

kanji "water" radical (radical 85)

Sankyo (Japanese pharmaceutical company)

unparalleled in Japan, China and India

one third

two or three days

the three urban prefectures (Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka)

January

1932 Theses (Comintern policy documents urging overthrow of Japan's imperial and metayage systems)

petty underling

two or three

even small mistakes can be costly

three-cornered battle

21st day after death

national of a third country

three outs

three or four days

three-stranded

deep reflection

bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor

the three entertainment district enterprises: eating houses, geisha houses, meeting places for assignations, etc.

two thirds

third

cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage

Third International

joint venture of government and business

the Big Three (countries)

third place

big three dragons

three large cities (esp. Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the Edo period)

armor, helmet and shield (armour)

three kinds of awareness

final three bouts on the last day of a tournament

side parting

three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga)

top three

Shinto, Buddhism and Confucianism

three dot leader

turning thirty and therefore becoming independent

set of three

set of three

triple feature (e.g. movie)

three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand) of the April, May, July, or December suit

two or three days

three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups

triple

almost every day

the Book of Divination

out on a third-base liner

Triad (secret Chinese society usually associated with organized crime)