hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kanji: Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.
kendo: Japanese traditional fencing, in which a bamboo sword is used.
kenjinkai: Association of people who came from the same prefecture in Japan.
matsutake: A well-known type of mushroom with distinct smell, which are found under pine trees, and are very expensive.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
sensei: A teacher.