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.