baka: Fool; idiot.
dojo: A drill hall; an exercise hall.
hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.
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.
kanji: Chinese characters used in Japanese writing.
kempeitai: Regiment of military policemen.
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.
namaiki: Audacious, impertinent.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
okazu: Side dish; accompaniment for rice dishes.
onsen: Spa; hot spring.
sukiyaki: A Japanese dish of thinly sliced meat, onions, and other vegetables cooked quickly, often at table, with soy sauce, sake, sugar, etc.
tanomu: To request; beg to ask.
tsukemono: Pickled vegetables.
yogore: Dirt, filth, soil; derogatory term.