the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳(とく)川(がわ)氏(し) (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張(おわり) (Owari), 紀伊(きい) (Kī), and 水戸(みと) (Mito) / (figuratively) the "big three"

(mahjong) little three dragons: a 役 (yaku, “hand”) with triplets or quads of two of the 三元牌 (sangenpai, “dragon tiles”), plus a pair of the third; worth 2 翻 (han, “doubles”). Because 2 翻 is added from the 役牌 (yakuhai, “meld of seat/prevailing wind or dragon”) of the two dragons, the total is actually 4 翻.

a male given name

“third-category beer”, a beer-like alcoholic beverage that is not classified as either beer or happōshu in the Japanese tax code

synonym of 第三のビール (“third-category beer”)

choosing one of three options

a male given name

(history, communism) Synonym of コミンテルン (Komiterun, “Comintern”); the Third International

Clipping of 第三インターナショナル (“Third International”).

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