gohan: Boiled rice; a meal.
Hana: A Japanese card game using playing cards with floral patterns, often a gambling game.
Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.
kenjinkai: Association of people who came from the same prefecture in Japan.
Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
mochitsuki: Rice cake making.
musubi: Rice ball.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
obento: Boxed lunch.
okyakusan: Customer; guest.
Oshogatsu: New Year celebration.
Sambasan: Midwife.
samurai: Japanese warrior or military class during feudal times in Japan.
shochu: Japanese liquor similar to vodka.
tempura: Deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter.
zori: Japanese sandal with a flat sole and a thong fitting between the big toe and the second toe.