three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
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
third-year student; third-year pupil
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
three times; thrice; third (interval)
set of three; three sets; three classes
three parts; three copies
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
three dimensions; 3D; 3-D; real world; IRL; in real life
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
third year (college) student; junior
three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
after-afterparty; third party of the night
full signal strength (on a cellphone); good cellphone reception; (lit.) three bars
third person; third-person reference term; term used to refer to someone or something in the third person
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")
Third Investigation Division (of the Japanese police); division responsible for investigating theft, burglary, shoplifting, etc.
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Unit 731 (biological warfare unit of the Japanese Imperial Army)
(Asimov's) Three Laws of Robotics
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)
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
sweet bread with three different fillings
recruit (former rank in the JSDF)
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)
riding triple (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
riding triple (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.)
being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)
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)
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)
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)
the dreaded 3rd week (in the life of a newborn; when some previously quiet babies suddenly turn colic)
terrifying threes; terrible threes; threenager phase; (lit.) devilish threes
Category III infectious disease
baby colic (in infants around 3 months old)
visiting three shrines in the beginning of the year
full-day child (aged 0-2; at a certified center for early childhood education and care)