daikon: Japanese radish.

gaman: Patience, perseverance.

giri: Moral obligation to others related to role position; duty.

ikebana: Japanese-style flower arranging; the art of floral arrangement.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

ken: A prefecture.

kuro-chan: Derogatory term for a black person.

majime: Diligent; earnest; steady.

nigiri: Hand-rolled sushi.

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

samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.

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

shikata ga nai: It can't be helped. There's nothing one can do.

tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.