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.