dojo: A drill hall; an exercise hall.
haramaki: Breast-protector; stomach band.
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.
kenjinkai: Association of people who came from the same prefecture in Japan.
nigiri: Rice ball.
Nisei: American-born children of Japanese immigrants; second-generation Japanese Americans.
Ojisan: Uncle; middle-aged gentleman.
Sansei: American-born grandchildren of Japanese immigrants; third-generation Japanese Americans.
shoyu: Soy sauce.