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.