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.