三

さいさんさいし

repeatedly

さんみいったい

the Trinity; three parts; three components

さんかんしおん

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

さんじゅうろっけい

the 36 (ancient Chinese military) strategies (of which the last resort was said to be beating a retreat)

さんぜんせかい

the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world

さんだんろんぽう

syllogism

みっかてんか

short-lived rule; being in power only for a brief period; brief championship

みっかぼうず

person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; monk for three days

さんぱいきゅうはい

kowtowing; bowing repeatedly; three kneelings and nine prostrations

さんびゃくだいげん

pettifogging lawyer; unscrupulous or unethical lawyer; shyster

さんめんろっぴ

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

ちょうさんぼし

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

ににんさんきゃく

three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem

むにむさん

in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration

さんさんごご

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (in groups of) threes and fives

にそくさんもん

dirt cheap; very cheap

どくしょざんまい

being absorbed in reading

したさきさんずん

eloquence or flattery designed to deceive

ぜいたくざんまい

indulging in every possible luxury

いちじつさんしゅう

(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity

さんがいるてん

endless cycle of rebirth through the three worlds of past, present, and future existences

ねんぶつざんまい

being deep in prayer; praying devoutly to Amida Buddha

ふうりゅうざんまい

taking delight in elegant pursuits; being absorbed in such elegant cultural pursuits as poetry, painting and calligraphy

ほうとうざんまい

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

もうぼさんせん

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

れいかんさんと

breaking into cold sweat when one is very embarrassed or scared

いちどくさんたん

a reading leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

いっしょうさんたん

one reading (of a poem aloud) leaves one with ceaseless sighs of admiration

いへんさんぜつ

repeated reading; close (careful) reading; careful perusal

えきしゃさんゆう

three kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones

げさくざんまい

being absorbed in writing popular novels (cheap fiction); being absorbed in writing something to amuse oneself

こうとさんくつ

very shrewd in preparing a means of escape; being very good at escaping danger

さんしゃていりつ

three parties (forces) opposing one another; three-cornered contest

すいぜんさんじゃく

avid desire; drooling over (something); watering at the mouth

どくしょさんとう

using mind, mouth and eyes to understand a book fully

どくしょさんよ

winter, night, and rainy weather; the ideal conditions for reading

なむさんぼう

Homage to the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma and Sangha); oh no!; good heavens!

にてんさんてん

changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux

りくとうさんりゃく

The Six Secret Teachings and The Three Strategies of Huang Shigong (two ancient Chinese military treatises); secrets (of the art of war, etc.); mysteries

さんしゃさんよう

each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way

ちょうさんりし

the common run of men; the average Joe; good-for-nothing (person)

そんしゃさんゆう

three kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones

さいかんさんゆう

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

いちぎょうざんまい

complete concentration on one subject (usu. prayer); one-practice absorption