摂動

せつどう

perturbation

摂る

とる

to have (lunch, etc.), to take (vitamins, etc.)

摂家

せっけ

(line of) regents and advisers (advisors)

摂政

せっしょう せっせい

advisor (to the Ryukyuan King)

摂受

converting someone (gently) to Buddhism; proselytization

摂餌

せつじ

feeding (esp. by animals)

摂理

せつり

(divine) providence, dispensation

摂生

せっせい

hygiene, health maintenance

包摂

ほうせつ

subsumption, connotation, inclusion, encompassing

摂氏

せっし

Centigrade, Celsius

摂社

せっしゃ

auxiliary shrine (dedicated to a deity close-related to that of a main shrine)

摂取

せっしゅ

intake, absorption, adoption

兼摂

けんせつ

concurrent post

摂津

せっつ

Settsu (former province covering parts of modern Osaka and Hyogo)

摂関

せっかん

regents and advisers (advisors)

摂食

せっしょく

feeding, feed

摂動論

せつどうろん

perturbation theory

摂関家

せっかんけ せっかんか

line of regents and advisers (advisors)

五摂家

ごせっけ

the five regent houses, five families of the Fujiwara clan (Konoe, Kujo, Nijo, Ichijo, and Takatsukasa) entrusted as imperial regents and advisors starting in the Kamakura period

摂護腺

せつごせん

prostate gland