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.