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

節状神経節

ふしじょうしんけいせつ

Nodose Ganglion

主節

しゅせつ しゅふし

principal clause

鰯節

いわしぶし

dried, smoked pilchard, shavings from dried, smoked pilchard

節会

せちえ ふしかい

seasonal court banquet

節義

せつぎ

fidelity to principle

節米

せつまい

conserving rice

苦節

くせつ

unswerving determination

句節

くせつ くぶし

phrases and clauses

単節

たんせつ たんふし

simple link

節婦

せっぷ

chaste wife, faithful wife

節分

せつぶん せちぶん せちぶ

last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usually February 3 or 4), holiday for end of winter (accompanied by a bean scattering ceremony)

五節

ごせつ ごせち

the five festivals (Jan 7th, March 3rd, May 5th, July 7th and Sep 9th)

晩節

ばんせつ

late in life, one's later years

節税

せつぜい

tax reduction, tax avoidance

春節

しゅんせつ

Lunar New Year, Chinese New Year, Spring Festival

末節

まっせつ

minor details, nonessentials

節約

せつやく

economising, saving