baishakunin: Go-between for arranged marriages; matchmaker.
banzai: Cheers; congratulations.
gaman: Patience, perseverance.
hakujin: Caucasian(s); white(s).
inu: Literally "dog," a commonly used term for Japanese Americans who were perceived as being informants for the War Relocation Authority administration and other governmental authorities.
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.
kanshin: Careful investigation.
ken: A prefecture.
Kibei: American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.
koseki: An extract of one's family register.
monku: Complaint, grumbling.
Nikkei: A person of Japanese ancestry.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
sake: sake: Japanese liquor; rice wine.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
shikata ga nai: It can't be helped. There's nothing one can do.
tanomoshi: To rely on or depend on; Japanese American savings associations formed for mutual financial support.
yoshi: Adopted child, usually male.