三

three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism

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

the importance of creating an environment conducive to a child's learning; Mencius' mother, three moves

Proverb

the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext; even thieves have their reasons; give the devil his due

In ref. to 密閉, 密集, 密接

three Cs; three conditions that facilitate the transmission of infectious diseases (closed spaces, crowds, and close contact)

Proverb

best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)

cheap, malt-free beer-like alcoholic beverage

broker; land agent; great liar; unreliable person

Company name

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi (now Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ)

being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another

the third estate; the bourgeoisie

Three Principles on arms exports

Geometry

scalene (triangle)

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

the palace sanctuary, shrine of imperial ancestors and temple inside the Japanese imperial palace

Buddhism

Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad; image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendants

Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)

to look daggers at someone

Company name

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

the three friends of winter (pine, bamboo and plum)

thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)

Proverb

it often takes time for one's actions to bear fruit; planted peach and chestnut seeds take three years (to bear fruit), persimmons take eight