おけさ節[okesabushi] style of Japanese folk song associated with Niigata Prefecture
双節棍[nunchaku] nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks)
一音節[ichionsetsu] monosyllable
一節切り[hitoyogiri] one-jointed bamboo musical instrument
音節[onsetsu] syllable

鰹節[katsubushi] katsuobushi
環節[kansetsu] segment (of worm)
関節[kansetsu] joints (knee joint, elbow joint, etc.)
関節リューマチ[kansetsuryuumachi] rheumatoid arthritis
関節炎[kansetsuen] arthritis

ご苦労様[gokurousama] thank you very much for your ...
御苦労さん[gokurousan] I appreciate your efforts
苦力[kuurii] coolie
悪戦苦闘[akusenkutou] hard fighting
気苦労[kigurou] worry

夜露死苦[yoroshiku] well
狭苦しい[semakurushii] cramped
勤苦[kinku] toil and hardship
苦い[nigai] bitter
苦しい[kurushii] painful