最近 , さいきん
May take 'no' , Adverb
1. recently , lately , these days , nowadays , right now
2. nearest , closest
最近、彼のうわさを耳にしていない。
3時 , 三時 , さんじ
Adverb
1. 3 o'clock
See 3時のおやつ・さんじのおやつ
2. afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock)
See 正法・しょうぼう・2 , See 末法 , See 像法 , Buddhist term
3. three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law) , three ages of the dharma
三次 , 3時 , さんじ
May take 'no'
1. third
Noun or verb acting prenominally
2. tertiary
Mathematics term
3. cubic (function, equation, etc.) , third-order
間 , あいだ , あわい
1. space (between) , gap , interval , distance , stretch
Adverb
2. period of time (during, while) , duration
3. between (two parties or things)
4. among (a group)
5. relations (between) , relationship
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
狭間 , 迫間 , 間 , はざま , はさま
1. interval , space , interstice , threshold
also 硲
2. valley , gorge , ravine
3. loophole (in a wall) , crenel , eyelet
間 , ま
1. time , pause
2. space
3. room
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
間 , かん
Suffix
1. interval , period of time
Adverb
2. among , between , inter-
3. good opportunity , chance
4. estrangement , discord , alienation
See 間諜
5. spy , secret agent
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
間 , けん
1. ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
Counter
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
の
Particle , See 乃 , occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis