anmasan: Masseuse.

Baachan: Grandmother, elderly lady.

banzai: Cheers; congratulations.

chanbara: Samurai film.

chonan: The eldest son who usually inherited all family property and traditionally, was responsible for the care of his elderly parents.

hibakusha: Atomic bomb victim.

hiragana: The Japanese alphabet, written with a cursive style.

Issei: First-generation Japanese immigrant in America.

Jiichan: Grandfather.

judo: A form of Jujitsu developed as a sport and a means of self-defense without the use of weapons.

kaerimasho: Let's return.

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.

Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.

Nihonjinkai: An association of Japanese people.

Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.

Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.

Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.

senpai: Senior (at work or school).

shamisen: Japanese instrument, similar to a banjo.

Shin-Issei: New Issei; New immigrants from Japan who entered the U.S. after World War II.

Shogatsu: New Year's meal.

shoyu: Soy sauce.