使節団

しせつだん

mission, delegation

親善使節

ambassador of goodwill; goodwill envoy; goodwill mission

琉球使節

りゅうきゅうしせつ

Ryukyuan mission to Edo

外交使節

がいこうしせつ

diplomat

外国使節

がいこくしせつ

foreign delegation, foreign mission, diplomatic envoy

節度使

せつどし

jiedushi, regional military governor in ancient China

使

し

police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)

節

ふし せつ よ ぶし のっと ノット

knot (nautical mile per hour)

節目節目

ふしめふしめ

each juncture, each turning point

虐使

ぎゃくし

driving someone too hard

使む

しむ

to make happen (old causative verbal ending)

別使

べっし

special messenger, another messenger

使用

しよう

use, application, employment, utilization, utilisation

使徒

しと

apostle, disciple

使者

ししゃ

messenger, envoy, emissary

行使

こうし

use, exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

上使

じょうし

shogun's envoy, emissary

正使

せいし

senior envoy, chief delegate

使途

しと

purpose for which money is spent, the way money is spent, how goods are used