節

first knuckle joint

Usu. 節くれだった, etc.

to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled

to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby

unprincipled; inconstant; unscrupulous

temperature control

Food, cooking

osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays

to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)

Anatomy

lymph node

busybody; meddler; nosey parker

changing seasons; season's transition; transition from one season to the next; turn of the seasons; turning of the seasons

thermoregulation (of the body)

Zoology

arthropod

unimportant details; inessentials

diplomat

each juncture; each turning point

Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

Doll's Festival (March 3); Peach Festival

24 divisions of the solar year; 24 terms used to denote the changing of the seasons

time preservation; saving time

the time has come (for, to, when ...); the time being ripe (for)

Proverb

well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite

Computing

volume control

traditional work song of Hokkaido herring fishery workers, performed by school students in modern choreographed interpretations

to keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse; to remain faithful to one's lover