age: Fried bean curd.

daifuku mochi: Rice cake stuffed with sweet bean jam.

hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.

inarizushi: Sushi made with rice stuffed into a pocket of fried bean curd.

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.

karuta: Card game played at New Year's.

katakana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a square style.

makizushi: Sushi made with rice rolled in nori seaweed.

mochi: Japanese rice cake.

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

ochazuke: Boiled rice with tea poured on it.

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

senbei: A Japanese rice cracker.

sukiyaki: A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, onions, and other vegetables cooked quickly, often at table, with soy sauce, sake, sugar, etc.

-ya: Store; shop.

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