baishakunin: Go-between for arranged marriages; matchmaker.
hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
hapa: A Hawaiian term for a person of mixed ethnic parentage.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
jogakkou: Girl's school.
katana: Sword.
ken: A prefecture.
kimono: A robe with wide sleeves and a sash, part of traditional costume of Japanese men and women.
niisan: Older brother.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
ojisan: Uncle; middle-aged gentleman.
oneesan: Older sister.
sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
senninbari: "Thousand stitch belt," made by a mother to protect her soldier son in battle. Into the cloth belt is sewn a thousand knots, and each knot is supposed to be sewn by a different woman.