hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
hibakusha: Atomic bomb victim.
Hoshidan: Informal name for pro-Japanese group in Tule Lake incarceration camp. Short for Sokuji Kikoku Hōshi Dan (Organization to Return Immediately to the Homeland to Serve).
inu: Literally "dog," a commonly used term for Japanese Americans who were perceived as being informants for the War Relocation Authority administration and other governmental authorities.
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.
kendo: Japanese traditional fencing, in which a bamboo sword is used.
Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
konnichi wa: Hello. Good afternoon.
koseki: Family register.
mochitsuki: Rice cake making.
naginata: Long sword; halberd.
Nihonjin: Japanese person(s).
Nihonmachi: An association of Japanese people.
Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
sensei: A teacher.
shikata ga nai: It can't be helped. There's nothing one can do.
sumo: Japanese style wrestling.
yari: Spear; lance.
zori: Japanese sandal with a flat sole and a thong fitting between the big toe and the second toe.