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.