三

alternation of three cold and four warm days (usu. in late winter and early spring)

Buddhism

guardian deity of the three jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha)

three-person saddle

Company name

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

baseball played without a second base (children's game)

tertiary industry

triangulation

tricyclic antidepressant

Colloquial

hangover that still lingers two days after drinking; still being hungover after two days

Buddhism

Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha

Buddhism

samya mandala (in Shingon); mandala where each deity is represented by an object (lotus flower, gem, sword, etc.)

(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People

uranium-238 (U-238)

three highest ranks in a ministry: minister, vice minister and parliamentary secretary

38th parallel (that demarcates North Korea and South Korea)

Buddhism

object or shape that symbolizes the vow of a buddha or bodhisattva to save all life

mere child

triptych

Organization name

Mitsubishi Zaibatsu

three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism

Company name

Sanwa Bank, Limited

Buddhism

Trailokyavijaya Vidya-raja; conqueror of the three worlds

Unclassified name

Naoki Prize (literary award)

national of a third country

Sensitive

foreigner (esp. Chinese and Korean) resident in Japan

Anatomy

trigeminal nerve