Betsuin: A branch temple under the direct supervision of the gomonshu.
bonsai: Potted dwarfed tree.
Budokan: Martial arts hall.
Hirakana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.
Issei(s): First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.
Judokaikan: Judo hall.
Kendokai: Fencing Club.
Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
miai: Meeting between a prospective bride and groom in an arranged marriage.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
Obon: The summer Bon festival, a Buddhist festival which honor ancestors.
obuppan: Rice offering to the Buddha.
sanjutsu: Arithmetic.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
sen: One one-hundredth of a yen.
Shinshuu: Sect of Buddhism.
shinya: The dead of night; midnight.
shosei: Houseboy.
socho: Head administrator of an overseas branch.
tofu: A bland, cheese-like food, rich in protein, coagulated from an extract of soybeans and used in soups and various cooked dishes.