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Idiomatic expression

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

Idiomatic expression; Formal or literary term

showing (someone) special courtesy (to persuade them to take a post)

Idiomatic expression

with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner); humbly; three steps behind

a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest

Proverb

the early bird gets the worm

at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly

Third World

triple jump; hop, step and jump

one's mind; one's inner feelings; (a decision hinging on) how someone feels about it

rush of business; versatility; man who can do the work of many

filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)

dime novel

Sumo

playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Baseball

strikeout

Idiomatic expression

(several) vain attempts; failing despite giving one's best

triangular sink tidy (usu. used to strain waste)

three-second rule (food hygiene myth)

Sports

three seconds rule (basketball)

humming a samisen tune

smooth talk; sweet words; cajolery

three-game match; three-bout contest; a rubber (in a card game)

committing every evil; being given to evil ways; following the path of evil

triple; three-way; threefold

Geometry

right triangle; right-angled triangle

being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation

joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; third sector

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)