hakujin: Caucasian(s), white(s).

hana: A shortened form of hanafuda which is a Japanese card game often played in gambling.

Issei: 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.

Kumamoto Prefecture: A prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu.

mochi: Pounded rice cake.

Nikkei: Person(s) of Japanese ancestry.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese American.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese American.

Seinenkai: A social club for the young people.

shibai: A theatrical play or drama.

shodan: The first grade in the martial arts, the lowest grade with a black belt.

shogi: Japanese chess.

usu: A mortar to pound sweet rice.

Yonsei: American-born great grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; fourth-generation Japanese American.