haji: Disgrace, shame.

ikebana: Japanese-style flower arranging; the art of floral arrangement.

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.

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

Obon: The summer Bon festival, a Buddhist festival, which honors ancestors.

ochazuke: Boiled rice with tea poured on it.

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